Circular solutions to the plastic pollution crisis
A comprehensive circular approach would ensure that plastic, a material that is both durable and versatile, would not be designed for single use, but once introduced into the economy it remains there.
My deep thanks to the Governments of Japan and Rwanda, and our UN partner UNIDO for hosting this event. Now much has been said during this rich discussion and we are all in agreement that plastic pollution is something we must end. But dealing with plastic pollution isn’t just about saving marine wildlife. Today, we produce vast amounts of plastic for single use. We take the hydrocarbon material out of the belly of the earth and the environment and introduce the new product – plastic – into the economy. And once we are done with it, we discard it back into the environment as garbage or we burn it causing harmful emissions.
