Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- Amidst the ongoing global plastics treaty negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, a new report has revealed that only seven countries are responsible for nearly two-thirds of the world's plastic production.

The report, which is largely based on analysis of databases of Eunomia, highlights the disproportionate role a few countries and companies play in the lifecycle of plastics-production, design and disposal. According to the report, researched by Zero Carbon Analytics and published on Wednesday, China, the United States, and Saudi Arabia top the list of high plastics producers globally. It indicated that these three countries alone account for more than half of global plastic output.

"Just seven countries were responsib...