By 2040, a partnership led by Norway aims to end plastic pollution.

Earlier this week, a collaboration to reduce plastic waste was established by Norway and Rwanda. Within the next 18 years, the problem is to be solved.

In a press release, Climate and Environment Minister Espen Barth Eide (AP) said, "We took the initiative to organize a group of ambitious countries to work together for an effective environmental treaty that defines worldwide regulations and prevents plastic pollution by 2040."

The goal is to establish a new, legally binding international pact to combat plastic pollution. Without significant global action, the problem of plastic pollution is predicted to worsen in the ensuing decades.

The OECD predicts that by 2060, there will be 348 tonnes of plastic garbage in rivers and lakes, up from 109 million tonnes in 2019. In addition, it is anticipated that by 2060, there will be 145 million tonnes more plastic in the ocean than there will be in 2019.

"The burden placed on future generations by this is intolerable. Human health, biodiversity, and the climate are all impacted by plastic pollution, according to Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, Rwanda's environment minister and the coalition's second leader.

The coalition already includes the UK, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Canada, France, and South Korea among other nations.

In a few weeks, the coalition's members will gather in New York to talk about the preparations for the first negotiation session, which will take place on November 28 in Punta del Este, Uruguay.