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Bookmark or Share- 4 ways Pakistan is tackling plastic waste and pollutionTo eliminate plastic pollution, banning plastic bags is not enough. Creative solutions are needed to prevent and mitigate plastic waste and pollution. Pakistan’s holistic approach to plastic waste and pollution is an example of how solutions can tackle plastic leakage while supporting development of a fair and inclusive society.
- This plastic-free bag dissolves in water | World Economic ForumIn August, Chile became the first country in South America to issue an outright ban on the use of plastic bags, joining others including Rwanda and Jamaica, to take action against plastic pollution. The material they have created can be used to produce an alternative to a wide range of plastic items, with bags the first target in their sights.
- We know plastic pollution is bad - The World Economic ForumFrom bags caught in hedgerows to bottles bobbing in the ocean, the visible signs of our single-use plastic addiction are everywhere. We all know that plastic pollution is a big problem. But what is less talked about is exactly how plastic contributes to global warming.
- Plastic bag bans in the US reduced plastic bag use by billions, study ...But shoppers in Philadelphia used paper bags at a 157% increased rate amid the plastic bag ban when paper bags were available for use with no fee. “The intent of these laws isn’t to shift from a single-use bag to another single-use bag,” Celeste Meiffren-Swango, a co-author of the report and a campaign director for Environment America ...
- Reusing 10% will stop almost half of plastic waste from entering the ...In scenario 1, at least 10% of all packaging would be shifted away from single-use and toward reusables – the equivalent of at least 7 million tonnes of plastic. In scenario 3, as much as 26-46 million tonnes would be shifted away from disposables, and plastic waste would be virtually eliminated from our oceans.
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