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Nation-state representatives have taken the first concrete step toward a legally binding treaty to regulate plastic. In the second of five meetings, delegates from 180 nations and dozens of stakeholders broadly agreed on key elements the treaty should contain. Stakeholders included civil society groups, waste pickers and a coalition of scientists. Stakeholders called for plans to manage microplastic pollution, regulate hazardous chemicals baked into plastics, create a financial mechanism to support the transition, and protect the rights of people exposed to plastic chemicals and waste. Many countries called for action to go beyond cutting plastic pollution, to curb production as well.
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