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Only a bold and ambitious UN treaty can stem plastic waste crisis

Peak Plastics report from Back to Blue

LONDON, UK - Media OutReach - 27 February 2023 - Plastic consumption is on track to nearly double in the G20 by 2050 unless the United Nations agrees on a sweeping set of new global policies, including worldwide bans on some single-use plastic products, extended producer responsibility schemes and taxes on virgin plastic production, according to a new report.

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