World Environment Day - Key messages

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationIntergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-12T06:15:36Z
dc.date.available2025-05-12T06:15:36Z
dc.date.issued2025-05
dc.date.submitted2025-05-06
dc.descriptionThis World Environment Day, we are mobilizing communities across the globe to implement and advocate for lasting solutions to #BeatPlasticPollution. This brief describes the global scale and impacts of plastic pollution, noting its presence in ecosystems, food systems, and human bodies. It outlines environmental and health consequences, supported by data on waste leakage and limited recycling rates. The document presents a circular economy approach focused on redesign, reuse, and recycling, with attention to social equity. It also highlights ongoing international negotiations towards a legally binding agreement to address plastic pollution.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47535
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number2 p.
dc.subjectpollution
dc.subjectplastic waste
dc.subjectplastic product
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.titleWorld Environment Day - Key messagesen
dc.typePolicy brief

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