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Nations to negotiate terms of plastics treaty in Nairobi

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Utility company workers push the waste to the shore of Lim river near Priboj, Serbia, Jan 30, 2023. [AP Photo]

The latest negotiations toward a global treaty to combat plastic pollution open in Nairobi on Monday, with tensions expected as nations tussle over what should be included in the pact.

Some 175 countries agreed last year to conclude by 2024 a U.N. treaty to combat the plastic blighting oceans, floating in the atmosphere, and infiltrating the bodies of animals and humans.

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