But scientists and activists fear the UN resolution due to be sealed at a summit in Nairobi has no timetable and is not legal binding.

The environmental summit in Kenya’s agreed that the world needs to completely stop plastic waste from entering the oceans.

Ministers believe it will set the course for much tougher policies and send a clear signal to business.

A stronger motion was rejected after the US would not agree to any specific, internationally agreed goals.

Under the proposal, governments would establish an international taskforce to advise on combating what the UN’s oceans chief has described as a planetary crisis.

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