BBCNEWS Business Briefing July 13, 2024
India, a country of more than a billion people is expected today to begin an initiative to clamp down on single use plastic including bags, cups, straws and disposable cutlery by 2022 but at a time when the government is concerned aboutjobs its rumoured the Modi Administration will hold off from introducing an outright ban. India creates almost 26,000 tons of Plastic Waste a day, thats roughly 115 times the same weight as the statue of liberty. And they arent alone. According to the un the world throws away 300 million tons of Plastic Waste each year thats enough to fill 65 million shipping co...
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