recycling

“We're talking about National Insurance, National Living Wage, we're talking about business rates. We have packaging and recycling taxes coming in. That's a lot of pressure on business all at once,” he said.

Dunn pointed out that several countries are taking a "multi-faceted" approach to address a lack of water by combining desalination with methods such as water recycling, rainwater harvesting, and conservation measures.

Most recycling processes suffer from high energy usage, high emissions, and limited or low-quality recovered material.

Financing mechanisms created in the treaty could drive much-needed investment into waste management and recycling infrastructure in these regions to reduce plastic pollution -- thus helping to solve a major global environmental justice issue.

Vault toilets, trash and recycling services are available at the nearby El Capitan picnic area.