http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42190678
Wow! This is awesome to see even if it's just at the start of the process. Awareness has reached the point that we can't politely look the other way any more!
That it raises the name of the Montreal accord also provides some serious hope because, just as with atmospheric pollutants, ocean waste doesn't respect national borders.
Given something like 8 million tonnes of plastic waste ends up in the oceans every year, this is going to have dramatic consequences for the future well-being of our planet!
A plan for zero tolerance of plastic pollution of the oceans may be agreed by nations at a UN environment summit.
Governments are being asked to move towards a legal treaty banning plastic waste from entering the sea.
Wow! This is awesome to see even if it's just at the start of the process. Awareness has reached the point that we can't politely look the other way any more!
That it raises the name of the Montreal accord also provides some serious hope because, just as with atmospheric pollutants, ocean waste doesn't respect national borders.
Given something like 8 million tonnes of plastic waste ends up in the oceans every year, this is going to have dramatic consequences for the future well-being of our planet!