[PHOTOS] Ruto attends UN committee opening on plastic pollution

President William Ruto on Monday graced the official opening of the third session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee(INC) on ending plastic pollution.

The committee was held at the United Nations Office in Nairobi. 

Ruto said no one should be left behind in the shift from a linear to a circular model of plastic life cycle management.

The head of state said to deal with plastic pollution, humanity must change. 

"The global community is waiting with great anticipation for the instrument that you will develop to chart a global plan for tackling plastic pollution, this is an opportunity to convert the zero draft into a plan," he said. 

The circular economy is a system where materials don't become waste,  it focuses on reducing waste to a minimum in tackling climate change. 

The President called on the world to change consumption, production, and how waste is disposed.