Future of the Environment

Why do we waste so much stuff?

An employee walks past bundels of compressed recyclable materials at a solid waste treatment plant in the village of Nizhnerussky, in Stavropol region, Russia May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko

Humanity creates around 1.3 billion tons of trash globally per year. Image: REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko

Mathy Stanislaus
Director, Public Policy, Global Battery Alliance
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