Guest Commentary | Why stakes couldn’t be higher on Global Plastics Treaty

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Guest Commentary | Why stakes couldn’t be higher on Global Plastics Treaty

By Susan Bass This year Earth Day marked the start of the fourth round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty. Without much public fanfare, delegates from 175 countries together with hundreds of observers representing industry, academia, health organizations and environmental groups have gathered in Ottawa to chart the course for the future of plastics and plastic pollution. The stakes could not be higher. Plastics have been linked to seri…