For the first time, the international community has agreed on a framework to curb the world's growing plastic problem. A resolution adopted Wednesday by the United Nations lays out an ambitious plan for developing a legally binding treaty to "end plastic pollution."
"With plastic pollution getting worse every day, there is no time to waste," said Rwandan Environment Minister Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya. "This decision is a historic milestone in the global effort to prevent our planet from drowning in plastics."