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Countries can reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 using existing technologies and by making major policy changes, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report on Monday. The Kenya-based U.N. body released its analysis of policy options to tackle the plastic waste crisis two weeks before countries convene in Paris for…

WASHINGTON: Countries can reduce plastic pollution by 80 percent by 2040 using existing technologies and making major policy changes, the UN Environment Programme said in a report on Monday. The Kenya-based UN body released its analysis of policy options to tackle the plastic waste crisis two weeks before countries convene in Paris for a second round of negotiations to craft a

The United Nations Environment Programme estimates government promotion of reuse options like refillable bottle systems or deposit return schemes could reduce 30% of plastic waste by 2040

Countries can reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 using existing technologies and by making major policy changes.

Countries can reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 using existing technologies and by making major policy changes.

Plastic could account for 19pc of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

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Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies use existing technologies to make significant policy shifts and market adjustments, according to a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report released on Tuesday.

Plastic pollution could be reduced by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies make policy and market shifts using existing technologies, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has said.

Global plastic pollution rates could be slashed by 80% by 2040, and more than $4.5trn of cost savings reaped in the process, according to a key new UN report.