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8 June 2021updated 16 Sep 2021 4:48pm

Addressing plastic pollution on a global scale

The G7 leaders have a key role to play in the journey towards more sustainable plastic use.

When the G7 leaders gather in Cornwall later this week, there will be many items on their agendas: Covid-19, climate change and international trade to name a few. Once again, they will be asked to make a commitment to addressing the global challenge of plastic litter.

Many of the UK’s largest supermarkets and other retailers – alongside companies that use plastics, like Nestlé, and environmental campaigners and campaign groups – have signed an open letter that supports the need for a binding worldwide treaty to tackle plastic pollution.

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