U.S. should join plastic pact

“Plastics pact” (News of the Day, May 12) reports yet another anti-climate action of the Trump administration. As if pulling out of the Paris agreement were not enough, now our government is refusing to join 186 countries in a United Nations pact to reduce plastic pollution. This requires exporters of plastic waste to obtain consent of receiving countries and means we can no longer send our trash to Asian countries.

We need to take action to limit the production and use of plastic. Plastic enters the bodies of sea animals and ultimately our bodies. We must all urge our congressional representatives to oppose lobbyists and pass laws for the health of humanity and our planet and to join the U.N. pact. Linda Lewin, San Francisco