Summary
The world faces an unmanageable plastic waste crisis within a decade unless countries agree to significant production cuts, warned Norway’s Anne Beathe Tvinnereim ahead of critical UN treaty talks in South Korea.
Divisions persist between plastic-producing nations, like the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, and a coalition of 60+ countries advocating for reductions across plastics’ life cycle.
Plastic use and waste are projected to triple by 2060, threatening health, biodiversity, and the climate.
The talks aim to address single-use plastics, toxic chemicals, and global production limits, but consensus remains elusive.
Put the onus on the manufacturers. With multinational conglomerates making record profits while the rest of nearly everyone faces steep headwinds just to survive, it should be obvious where to assess the corrective costs required to solve a problem created by environmentally callous manufacturing.
Blaming Consumers for Supply side issues is fucking asinine and also never going to solve the issue. Our government (US) has just refused to take the bulls by the horns for the last 40 years, while climate scientists are hoarse from screaming their warnings from every rooftop.
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