How trade can help end plastic pollution

Dec 1, 2022

Trading ship sails carries hundreds of containers: Countries must understand trade in plastics and plastic value chains to tackle plastic pollution.

Countries must understand trade in plastics and plastic value chains to tackle plastic pollution. Image: Unsplash/Iain Taylor

Jeet Kar

Specialist, Sustainable Trade, World Economic Forum

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