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by the UN Environment Programme finds that there is hope for significant reductions in plastic pollution. The released report outlines a roadmap that will significantly decrease the amount of plastic waste that is deposited into the environment.Turning off the Tap: How the world can end plastic pollution and Create a circular economy
"The way we produce, use, and dispose of plastics is polluting ecosystems, creating risks for human health, and destabilizing the climate. And we know that people in the poorest nations and communities are those that suffer the most, as is the case in all the elements of the triple planetary crisis, the crisis of climate change the crisis of nature and biodiversity loss, and the crisis of pollution waste," said Inger Andersen, UNEP's executive director.
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