What Would It Take To Ditch Single-use Plastic?

Adele Peters, Fast Company
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 6:00am

As global leaders negotiate the world’s first plastic pollution treaty, here are some real-world ways to start phasing out single-use plastic. Of the 400-million-plus tons of plastic that the world produces each year, more than a third is only used once before it’s thrown out. Each minute, by some estimates, the equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastic waste ends up in the ocean.

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