India, Aug. 6 -- Efforts to finalize a global agreement to tackle the staggering and growing amount of plastic waste and its impact on human health, marine life and the economy, got underway in Geneva Tuesday.
Unless an international accord is signed, plastic waste is projected to triple by 2060, causing significant damage - including to human health - according to the UN Environment Program, or UNEP.
The UNEP-led talks follow a decision in 2022 by Member States to develop an international legally binding instrument to end the plastic pollution crisis, including in the world's seas, within two years.
The scale of the problem is massive, with single-use products such as straws, cups and stirrers, carrier bags and cosmetics containing micr...