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Plastic pollution could reduce by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies make deep policy and market shifts using existing technologies, according to a new report by UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report is released ahead of a second round of negotiations in Paris on a global agreement

Massive shifts in policy, markets and production are needed to meet the target, while delay could add millions more tonnes of waste.

Massive shifts in policy, markets and production are needed to meet the target, while delay could add millions more tonnes of waste.

Massive shifts in policy, markets and production are needed to meet the target, while delay could add millions more tonnes of waste.

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 that warns the next few years are critical.

The report was released ahead of a second round of negotiations in Paris on a global agreement to beat plastic pollution. It outlines the magnitude and nature of the changes required to end plastic pollution and create a circular economy.Tur

Coming years critical to slash plastic pollution: UN

Massive shifts in policy, markets and production are needed to meet the target, while delay could add millions more tonnes of waste.

Changes needed are major but also practical and affordable, report says, and would bring trillions of dollars in benefits

Massive shifts in policy, markets and production are needed to meet the target, while delay could add millions more tonnes of waste.