Plastics and the Environment

How a 'trash-to-treasure' mentality can change plastic waste

A woman collects plastic waste from the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2NZI9KU4BA

The majority of plastic waste is buried in landfills across the world Image: REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

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