Fighting Plastic Pollution: Time for Change | UN Environment Programme | United Nations
Since the 1950s, plastic has become so ubiquitous that it's now used in everything from children’s toys and medical equipment to beauty products and airplanes. And while plastic was once hailed as a miracle product, we now know the damage plastic pollution does to ecosystems, the climate, human health and the economy.
Central to ending plastic pollution is the elimination of unnecessary plastic, the redesign of products - including packaging - so they can be more easily reused, repaired and recycled, and switching to non-plastic substitutes that help protect the environment, human health, and our economy.
So, it's time to write a new story and #beatplasticpollution!
Join us and take action: www.unep.org/beatplasticpollution
Video produced by UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Maybe one day we'll live in a world where we coexist peacefully with our environment.
It's going to be difficult to convince these large international corporations to be on board, but if international and national laws are past, we can get somewhere. Unfortunately, these same companies controls our politics and laws.
Maybe one day all people will be able to grow their own vegetables. Now that would be wonderful.
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I vote Yes on The Beat Plastic Pollution Treaty.