Communities fear impact on environment, as fossil fuel companies target region in multi-billion dollar push to increase global plastic productionDonald Trump’s state visit to Saudi Arabia in May will perhaps be best remembered by his participation in an all-male sword dance where he awkwardly waved a ceremonial blade in step with his cabinet and their Saudi counterparts. [br]But a diminutive-noted deal signed prior to the ceremony is set to worsen a huge problem the world has yet to fully confront plastic pollution.
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Source: guardian.co.uk