UN adopts resolution addressing marine plastic litter

The world's environment ministers, gathered at the second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2), passed decisions on issues such as marine litter, chemicals and waste, and sustainable consumption and production - which are an integral part of the global action needed to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement.
25 resolutions and actions were decided on, including a resolution on marine plastic litter. Member states resolved to encourage product manufacturers and others to consider the lifecycle environmental impacts of products containing microbeads and compostable polymers (News Item UNEP, 27 May 2016).
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