A new study by Compare the Market AU has identified the countries that produce the most plastic waste, both in total and per person. The findings for 2023 are based on a re-evaluation of data from the 2021 Skyline of Waste report.
On July 28, 2023, the world experienced its first Plastic Overshoot Day, marking a tipping point when the amount of plastic waste exceeds. | Environment Stories |
A staggering 218 million people, spanning countries around the world including India, face a serious threat of flooding due to alarming levels of plastic pollution.
The advancement of a report to be published later this year shows that unless the measures against plastic are resounding, this type of contamination will reach worrying levels in the next three decades.
The United Nations is urged to make a bold promise and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by 2040 in its upcoming Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution.