Survey says 75% prefer single-use plastics endedReuters, LONDONThree in four people worldwide want single-use plastics to be banned as soon as possible, a poll released yesterday showed as UN members prepare to begin talks on a global plastic pollution treaty. Environmentalists say that the results send a clear message to governments meeting in Nairobi next week to press ahead with a treaty to tackle plastic waste. A woman picks up plastic items along the Pasig River in Manila on June 10 last year. Whatever is agreed at the Nairobi conference from Monday to Wednesday next week would determine key elements of any deal. The biggest support for single-use plastic bans in the poll came from the likes of Colombia, Mexico and India, developing countries at the sharp end of a waste crisis.

Source: Taipei Times February 23, 2022 02:31 UTC