Humans rely on the ocean for food, jobs and other resources, but these systems are being stressed to the brink.
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Representatives of 175 countries voted to start developing a global treaty to reduce plastic waste. Treaties addressing mercury, long-range air pollution and ozone depletion offer some lessons.
An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the ocean each year – equivalent to dumping in a garbage truckload of it every minute. A new report calls on the US to help stem the deluge.
It’s great to see the federal government finally providing clear policy direction for the waste industry. But it’s far from enough to temper the waste crisis.
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Professor of Resource Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Officer, BehaviourWorks Australia (Monash Sustainable Development Institute), Monash University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Stanford University
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Researcher in Ecosystem Dynamics, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International Affairs, Wake Forest University
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