PARIS—Humanity uses and abuses hundreds of millions of tons of plastic a year because 'it's so cheap,' despite the huge cost of the pollution it creates, the head of the UN Environment Programme told Agence France-Presse (AFP). Inger Andersen, an economist by training, told AFP that a binding, 'ambitious' global treaty would help fix the problem, ahead of the second round of UN-led negotiations that diplomats from 175 nations aim to conclude next year. The interview has been edited for concision and clarity.

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