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The price of plastic waste and solutions to turn the tide
By Stefanos Fotiou, Director, Environment and Development Division, ESCAP and Anthony Cox, Deputy Director, OECD Environment Directorate The proliferation of plastic in our society is hitting extreme levels that should be of concern to all nations. Annually, we produce around 359 million tonnes of… Continue Reading “The price of plastic waste and solutions to turn the tide”
COVID-19 and the looming plastics pandemic
By Frithjof Laubinger and Nikhil Varghese, Circular Economy and Waste Team, OECD Environment Directorate During the height of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, the city was dealing with more than 240 tons of medical waste a day, a six-fold increase over the amount being… Continue Reading “COVID-19 and the looming plastics pandemic”
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