Plastic Consumption Could Nearly Double by 2050 Without Ambitious UN Treaty

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By Olivia RosaneMar 7, 2023, 6:25 pm105 pts
Negotiators working on a legally binding United Nations treaty to end plastic pollution will need to be as ambitious as possible with the final document. That’s the main takeaway from a new report from Back to Blue — a collaboration between Economist Impact and the Nippon Foundation — released Monday.…

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