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How can we create a world where plastic never becomes waste?

A fisherman walks past a plastic bottle on the beach in Veracruz port on the outskirts of Panama City September 16, 2013.

While delivering many benefits, the current plastics economy has drawbacks that are becoming more apparent by the day. Image: REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Ellen MacArthur
Founder, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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