© 2020 – 2024 AEA3 WEB | AEAƎ United Kingdom News
AEA3 WEB | AEAƎ United Kingdom News
Image default
News

Twenty firms produce 55% of world’s plastic waste, report reveals

Plastic Waste Makers index identifies those driving climate crisis with virgin polymer production

Twenty companies are responsible for producing more than half of all the single-use plastic waste in the world, fuelling the climate crisis and creating an environmental catastrophe, new research reveals.

Among the global businesses responsible for 55% of the world’s plastic packaging waste are both state-owned and multinational corporations, including oil and gas giants and chemical companies, according to a comprehensive new analysis.

Continue reading…

Related posts

Gareth Southgate says his England team setup urgently needs more women

AEA3

Russia-Ukraine war live: person killed in ‘massive’ overnight strikes on Kyiv; Zelenskiy welcomes ‘good result’ from Nato summit

AEA3

Russian teacher ‘shocked’ as she faces jail over anti-war speech pupils taped

AEA3