New plastics treaty may not be enough

A GLOBAL treaty intended to reduce plastic pollution is moving closer to adoption, but there are growing worries that it may fall short in its noble intentions. Of particular concern to the Philippines and neighboring countries in Southeast Asia is recent data suggesting that the global plastics treaty and other efforts to fight plastic waste may unintentionally turn the region into a dumping ground for plastic waste from other parts of the world, severely handicapping our own efforts to reduce plastic consumption and waste.