Turning off the Tap: How the World can End Plastic Pollution and Create a Circular Economy

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationIndustry and Economy Division
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-28T10:10:39Z
dc.date.available2023-04-28T10:10:39Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.descriptionWhile many technical solutions for a circular plastics economy are known, the economic, fiscal and business models to address the associated impacts while also safeguarding livelihoods are less clear. This report examines these issues and proposes a systems change scenario - addressing the causes of plastic pollution, rather than just the symptoms. Such a systems change will enable countries to end plastic pollution while at the same time transitioning towards safer and more stable jobs for those currently working in the informal sector, and create business and job opportunities. The report analyses the opportunities and impacts of a systems change scenario. The scenario combines reducing the most problematic and unnecessary plastic uses with a market transformation towards circularity in plastics by accelerating three key shifts - Reuse, Recycle, and Reorient and Diversify – and actions to deal with the plastic pollution legacy.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/42277
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-4024-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42277
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number88 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectplastic waste
dc.subjectcircular economy
dc.subjectrecycling
dc.subjectplastic product
dc.subjectpollution control
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.subject.themeeconomics
dc.subject.themefinance
dc.titleTurning off the Tap: How the World can End Plastic Pollution and Create a Circular Economyen
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