Plastic is a useful product but it causes immense environmental problems
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Plastic is useful; it can be moulded into different forms for a variety of uses. It is also fairly cheap to make. But its harms are ubiquitous. in Busan, South Korea, in November to finalise an international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution.
Evidently something needs to be done about the plastic pollution flowing into the ocean, which is set toPlastic breaks down into microplastic, which is smaller than 5mm. The process of making plastic and its disposal is responsible for about 3% of global emissions, according to 2023“Don’t kick the can – or the plastic bottle – down the road.
“While challenges remain — such as resistance to regulating production and banning harmful chemicals — we must push forward with strong political will to ensure that we succeed. The treaty does not need to ban plastics entirely, but it must regulate production to minimise environmental harm. He also stressed the need to ban single-use plastics, “which account for 36% of global plastic production and significantly contribute to waste,” he told the United Nations recently.
The SST believes these can be reached through an economy-based approach, voluntary initiatives to finance waste management, municipal fees, taxes and using the “polluter-pays principle”. It also noted that legislation is required to ensure the plastic pollution crisis is managed.
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