What would it take to ditch single-use plastic?

As global leaders negotiate the world’s first plastic pollution treaty, here are some real-world ways to start phasing out single-use plastic.

Of the 400-million-plus tons of plastic that the world produces each year, more than a third is only used once before it’s thrown out. Each minute, by some estimates, the equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastic waste ends up in the ocean. Most single-use plastic ends up in landfills after a few minutes of use by consumers, wasting the money and CO2 emissions that went into making it.