'Legally-binding': Top businesses call on governments to deliver 'ambitious and effective' Global Plastics Treaty

James Murray
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Group of leading businesses meet with UK government ahead of upcoming final round of negotiations aimed at agreeing a landmark final plastic pollution treaty before the end of this year

A group of major businesses, including food giants Nestlé, Tesco, and Unilever, have called on governments to deliver a new Global Plastic Pollution Treaty that includes ambitious targets, covers the full...

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