Global plastics production has grown relentlessly in recent decades. Plastics help us preserve food, insulate constructions, use electronics and make vehicles more fuel-efficient, among other things. Yet, the sheer magnitude of plastics consumption in our societies results in a high production-related carbon footprint, high volumes of waste, persistent pollution and harm to wildlife and ecosystem.…
While with business-as-usual, global plastics use, waste and related environmental damages are projected to increase by 2060, timely and ambitious policies can drastically reduce future environmental damages and in particular plastic leakage to the environment. The level of ambition of the policies and of international engagement will determine the extent to which plastic pollution is…
This is what stops people from recycling more, finds a global survey More than three-quarters of people around the world think recycling is important, but key barriers must be overcome to encourage them to act, according to a new sustainability study. A joint survey by the World Economic Forum, SAP and Qualtrics questioned people in…