Business must back a historic plastic treaty

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The flow of plastic into the environment must be stopped before it’s too late, and a legally-binding global UN treaty backed by business is key to making this happen, writes Unilever's Richard Slater

Consumer goods companies - including Unilever - are big users of plastic. From ice cream to shampoo, much of what we sell comes packaged in plastic. And over the last decade serious demands have been made...

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