The plastic pollution crisis has reached unprecedented levels: plastic shopping bags, plastic packaging, plastic water bottles, etc. About 80% of all the plastic ever produced remains in the environment, from Mount Everest to the ocean floor. The UN, NGOs and the private sector are teaming up to fight this existential threat. In June 2023 the UN announced that it is close to finalizing a treaty to end plastic pollution. Together with companies like Ocean Cleanup and WasteShark, which have developed new technologies to fight existing pollution in our oceans, the battle is just beginning.
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