Plastics and the Environment

How multiple countries are working together to end plastic pollution by 2040

This image shows a pile of plastic rubbish illustrating the need to end plastic pollution.

The pressure to end plastic pollution is growing. Image: Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

Espen Barth Eide
Minister of Climate and Environment, Government of Norway
Dr. Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya
Minister of Environment, Government of Rwanda
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