[New] The world's oceans currently harbour around 200 million tonnes of plastics, posing a severe threat to the ecosystem.
Blue Flag
[New] In the long term, Sri Lanka could attempt to undertake several mitigating actions including legislating and enforcing bans on single-use plastics, promoting public awareness campaigns, and continuing to work with regional and international partners to combat plastic pollution.
The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute
[New] Governments are urged to implement policies that limit plastic use, as seen in Indonesia's ambitious goal to reduce plastic waste by 70% by 2025 and enforce a nationwide ban on single-use plastics by 2029.
Blogger
[New] The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to almost triple by 2060, with around half ending up in landfills and less than a fifth recycled, if current trends continue.
SpringerLink
[New] South Korea has made significant strides in waste management, aiming to halve plastic waste by 2030 and increase recycling rates to 70%.
Packaging Gateway
[New] The enormous amount of plastic production, its ubiquitous use, and unstructured disposal make them a pervasive pollutant that impacts human health, the environment, and poses an existential threat to the planet.
Times Kuwait
Unlike waste management-focused efforts, the Global Plastics Treaty is an opportunity to take a more comprehensive approach to the plastic crisis.
Break Free From Plastic
All countries must come forward with bold pledges including a biodiversity target to protect at least 30% of the ocean by 2030, to tackle plastic pollution, overfishing and for greater governance of the high seas.
The Guardian
North Somerset Council will this month being collecting plastic bags and soft plastic wrappings as part of an overhaul of the waste services offered to households.
MRW
Myne is confident that demand for recycled plastics will boom after 2030, when many European countries are expected to enforce legislation mandating the use of recycled content in packaging.
Polyestertime
Based on current trends, global demand for plastics is projected to double by 2050, which has severe implications for the environment and human health.
Population Connection
North Somerset Council will this month begin collecting plastic bags and soft plastic wrappings as part of an overhaul of the waste services offered to households.
MRW
Australia will join other nations in Switzerland in August for a final round of negotiations on the global plastics treaty.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The UK government has previously confirmed that the Circular Economy Taskforce will focus, as a priority, on the following 5 sectors: textiles, transport, construction, agri-food and chemicals & plastics.
Walker Morris
The upcoming final round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty is a critical opportunity to call on governments to collaborate in addressing plastics pollution through a full life cycle approach to protect human health.
LSHTM
Economic Costs: India could lose USD 133 billion in material value due to plastic waste by 2030, with significant municipal spending on waste management.
EDUREV.IN
Plastic pollution exacerbates the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, threatening food security, livelihoods, and health worldwide.
Countercurrents
The resumed negotiations for the plastic treaty in 2025 presents a crucial opportunity to finalise an agreement that matches the scale and urgency of the plastic pollution crisis.
UNSW Sites
For decades, plastic pollution has been a major concern as plastics are produced and consumed at an unsustainable rate, which puts the world's health, economic, and social well-being at risk.
Vatican News
Plastic pollution poses a growing threat to food security and public health, advocating for strategies such as banning unnecessary single-use plastics, promoting reusable alternatives, and holding producers accountable through circular economy policies.
Krishak Jagat
In 2025 the spotlight is on plastic pollution, one of the most urgent and pervasive threats to ecosystems, biodiversity and human health.
Sunday Observer
Lack of control and undisciplined disposing of plastic waste has become a serious danger of plastic pollution across the world at present.
Global New Light Of Myanmar
In just two months, countries will come together to try to hammer out a new global treaty to end plastic pollution.
India
Last updated: 07 July 2025
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