UN works to reduce plastic pollution
Various types of plastic trash on the grass. (Anton Petrus/Getty Images)
The world produces about 53,000 metric tons of plastic every hour. Much of it is used once and then tossed away, contaminating our soil, water and bodies.
The United Nations is trying to form a treaty to reduce plastic pollution. But the plastics industry has its own ideas about what to do.
We hear more from Joseph Winters, a staff writer with our editorial partners at Grist.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
