World Economic Forum | Plastic Pollution and Biodiversity: a Global Overview

World Economic Forum | Plastic Pollution and Biodiversity: a Global Overview

Every year, an estimated 130 million tonnes of plastic waste are unmanaged or improperly discarded, polluting soils, waterways and seas. While efforts continue to promote a circular economy and pursue a global plastics treaty, far less attention has focused on how plastic pollution affects biodiversity and the ecosystem services that underpin economies and human well-being. […]