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von Wong, using plastic waste retreived from Nairobi's largest slum, Kibera, stands outside the venue of the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly,, at the United Nations Environment Programme Headquarters in Nairobi on February 22, 2022. The world has a rare opportunity to clean up the planet for future generations by uniting behind an ambitious treaty to tackle plastic trash, the UN environment chief told AFP.
The report warns product and system design considerations are typically made further upstream in countries with extensive plastic production and by multinational companies headquartered in high-income countries. “The global plastics economy is also projected to grow even more, with a predicted large increase in production of products that are designed to be used for a short time and then thrown away,” he told me.WWE Raw Results: Winners And Grades On November 6, 2023
With no common obligations across all jurisdictions and companies, it says low- and middle-income countries end up paying the steeper price. “It's quite obvious that the majority of people around the world feel we need to do something about this issue, and the public are putting pressure on the leaders who are going to these international conferences.
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