PARIS: The world must halve single-use plastics and slash throwaway consumption to stem the tide of environmental pollution, according to a UN report on Tuesday (May 16) that warns the next few years are critical. Concern is growing about the impacts of microplastics - produced when plastic products break
The report cited research estimating plastic could emit 19 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
"The way we produce, use and dispose of plastics is polluting ecosystems, creating risks for human health and destabilising the climate," said Inger Andersen, UNEP executive director. Without significant changes, UNEP expects annual plastic waste to reach 408 mmt by 2040, including 380 mmt of new fossil-fuel-based plastics. That would mean some 227 mmt of plastics would end up in the environment.
Reuse in particular was identified as the most effective measure - cutting plastic pollution up to 30 per cent by 2040 - with the introduction of things like refillable water bottles, packaging take-back schemes and"reverse vending machines".
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