Plastic pollution needs to be curbed, says UN Environment head Erik Solheim
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Fifty per cent of the plastic we use is single-use or disposable. Each year, at least eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans, the equivalent of a full garbage truck every minute.
Publication Date:
22/05/2018