(Surah ar-Rum, Ch.30: V.42) This is all too evident in the scourge of plastic waste that is choking our planet. (“Coke, Pepsi top list in global count of plastic waste”, www.cbc.ca)Most importantly, the world urgently needs an ambitious global treaty. Plastic pollution demands action on all fronts. Fighting plastic pollution is a responsibility that ultimately falls on the shoulders of consumers. The question we face is whether we are willing to change behaviours and make sacrifices to curb plastic pollution at an individual level.
