Plastic production has doubled in 20 years. Kenyan President William Ruto described plastic pollution as "an existential threat to life, to humanity and everything in between." Kenyan President William Ruto described plastic pollution as "an existential threat". Environment groups say the strength of the treaty depends on whether governments commit to capping and phasing down plastic production. Plastic production has doubled in 20 years and in 2019, a total of 460 million tonnes of the stuff was made, according to the OECD.

Source: Daily Nation November 13, 2023 09:56 UTC