Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2023
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
13 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Worldwide
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
45403
ISBN:
978-982-04-1291-0
978-982-04-1292-7
Image
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Plastics - Environment aspects
Source reduction (Waste management)
Climatic changes - Law and legislation
Abstract
Plastics production is currently on an upward trajectory and is protected to continue increasing exponentially. Global plastic polymer production double from 200 to 2019, reaching 460 million tonnes (Mt) per year and it is anticipated to almost triple from 2019 levels to 2050. This is uncontrolled growth threatens the global climate as well as human health, biodiversity, human rights and environmental justice.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2023
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
13 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Worldwide
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
45403 Record Created: 18-Oct-2023
Record Modified: 18-Oct-2023