Plastic pollution could be slashed 80 percent by 2040 – UNEPIn this file photo taken on June 02, 2018 a recycler drags a huge bag of paper sorted for recycling past a heap of non-recyclable material at Richmond sanitary landfill site in the industrial city of Bulawayo. MANILA, Philippines — Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80 percent by 2040 if countries and companies use existing technologies to make significant policy shifts and market adjustments, according to a new United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) report. The report titled “Turning off the Tap: How the world can end plastic pollution and create a circular economy” was released ahead of the second round of negotiations in Paris on a global agreement to beat plastic pollution. To slash plastic pollution by 80 percent globally by 2040, the report suggested first eliminating problematic and unnecessary plastics to reduce the size of the problem. “Plastic pollution, particularly from single-use items like plastic drinking straws, poses a considerable challenge to our constitutional right to a balanced and healthful ecology,” she said.

Source: Philippine Star May 22, 2023 03:58 UTC