𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐲 Plastic pollution is a global health and environmental problem, with serious social and economic consequences. Without political intervention, the amount of plastic waste in the environment is expected to double by 2030 to around 53 million tons per year, according to the UNEP. UN member states have therefore agreed to open international negotiations with a view to drawing up a global plastics treaty that would regulate the production, use and disposal of plastics. https://phys.org/news/2022-11-plastics-scientists-inclusion-chemicals-global.html