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. […]
Global Plastic Action Partnership | Unlocking the Plastics Circular Economy: Case Studies on Investment
It is estimated that 11 million tonnes of plastic currently flows into the ocean every year, and, without significant action, that number will grow to 29 million tonnes each year by 2040. Solutions—both downstream and upstream—to this potential disaster exist, yet the transition to a circular economy will require an investment of $1.2 trillion, as […]