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Peak plastics: bending the consumption curve

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The world will continue to drown in plastic waste unless a bold and comprehensive set of policy changes is applied – this is according to Peak plastics: bending the consumption curve – a new report by Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and the Nippon Foundation. We delve into how we can decisively tackle plastic waste that is polluting our ocean and land environments with guest, Winnie Lau, project director of the Preventing Ocean Plastics project at The Pew Charitable Trusts. What will it take to decisively tackle the plastic waste crisis? Can we bend the consumption curve?


Download the Peak Plastics report at: https://backtoblueinitiative.com/plastics-consumption/


Follow the Back to Blue series for more podcast episodes, or visit backtoblueinitiative.com for more content.


Back to Blue is an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation.



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The world will continue to drown in plastic waste unless a bold and comprehensive set of policy changes is applied – this is according to Peak plastics: bending the consumption curve – a new report by Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and the Nippon Foundation. We delve into how we can decisively tackle plastic waste that is polluting our ocean and land environments with guest, Winnie Lau, project director of the Preventing Ocean Plastics project at The Pew Charitable Trusts. What will it take to decisively tackle the plastic waste crisis? Can we bend the consumption curve?


Download the Peak Plastics report at: https://backtoblueinitiative.com/plastics-consumption/


Follow the Back to Blue series for more podcast episodes, or visit backtoblueinitiative.com for more content.


Back to Blue is an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation.



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