Consumers have bigger role in sustainable consumptionThe United Nations Development Programme indicates that 1.3 billion tonnes of food goes to waste annually, while about 2 billion people go hungry or are undernourished. Further, publications on Science Advances indicate that approximately over 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastic waste had been generated to date. Unfortunately, only 9 per cent of the 6.3 billion metric tonnes of plastic waste has been recycled while 12 per cent has been incinerated. Recyclable and or reusable packaging is another way of addressing plastic waste. Sustainable consumption will boost resource efficiency and fair trade while helping alleviate poverty and enable everyone to enjoy a good quality of life with access to food, water, energy, medicine and more.

Source: Standard Digital March 15, 2020 03:00 UTC