UNITED NATIONS: With the production of plastic on the rise worldwide and creating ever more pollution, the UN environment chief warned that humanity c...
Bales of hard-to-recycle plastic waste are seen piled up at Renewlogy Technologies in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, on May 17, 2021. REUTERSPIX: With the production of plastic on the rise worldwide and creating ever more pollution, the UN environment chief warned that humanity cannot just recycle its way out of the mess, and she called for a total rethink about the way we use plastics.
It reflects the wide range of ambitions of the 175 countries involved, notably the gap between those who argue for a reduction in the production of raw polymers and those who insist on reuse and recycling. “We also have to reduce the overall supply of new raw polymer,“ she said, noting that this was one option in the draft text of the treaty.For sure, “we have to recycle as much as we can. But as we look at it now, plastic uses is increasing,“ Andersen told AFP.Annual production of plastics has more than doubled in the past 20 years, to reach 460 million tons. It could triple by 2060 if nothing changes.
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