The United Nations will form a panel to discuss measures to reduce plastic waste in the oceans, a source close to the matter has said.
Members of the panel, to be recommended by U.N. member countries, will study what options are available, what alternatives to plastic there can be and how effectively they could help remove around 10 million tons of such waste flowing into the oceans every year, the source said Saturday.
The panel will discuss policies that would include a potential legally binding international treaty and give guidance about what steps could be introduced in developing nations in particular, where the situation has become grave.