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From the bottom of the Mariana trench to the top of Mount Everest, there is little escaping the problem.

Despite closed-door talks that stretched through the weekend, the draft of the treaty released on Sunday afternoon left the question of future regulations to be settled in a later open session.

The world produces more than 400 million metric tons of plastic each year, with plastic production expected to rise roughly 70% by 2040 at the existing rate.

Even worse for the environment, many of these products include chemicals that are dangerous to human health.

“Compromise is not a sign of weakness … We cannot allow perfection to become the enemy of progress.”