Global Plastics Crisis Threatens Health and Urges Urgent Action
TL;DR
A new report warns that the global plastics crisis, driven by a 200-fold increase in plastic production since 1950, is causing significant health and environmental damage worth at least $1.5 trillion annually, affecting all life stages and contributing to climate change, with calls for stronger international action.
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- World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns The Guardian
- Plastics a ‘grave’ danger to health, scientists warn before UN talks Financial Times
- Global Plastics Treaty hangs in the balance as talks resume in Geneva Euronews.com
- Plastic pollution is an underrecognized threat to health, experts warn Medical Xpress
- Global Plastic Profiles 2025: Article 5 recognises importance of plastic product design but is misaligned with ambition Down To Earth
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