Every minute, an entire garbage truck worth of plastic waste is dumped into the world's oceans. That's according to the United Nations Environment Program. This week, the first ever global plastic pollution negotiations kicked off in Uruguay, representatives from 150 nations are meeting with the goal of dramatically reducing or eliminating all plastic pollution by 2040. Washington Post reporter Michael Birnbaum joins @amnaonpbs to discuss. This post was produced and edited by Julia Griffin, Rach

Hopper View of a Garbage Truck Collecting Yardwaste

Hopper view front loader WM garbage truck