Global plastic waste set to almost triple by 2060

Von Leopold Feiler

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…

What stops people from recycling

Von Leopold Feiler

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…