This year India is the global host of World Environment Day. “Beat Plastic Pollution” being the theme this year, the world is coming together to combat single-use plastic pollution. This theme encourages the government, community and the industry to probe for sustainable alternatives and reducing the use of single-use plastic.
Some significant facts: 500 billion plastic bags used every year 8 million tons of plastic dumped in oceans 50% of the plastic used in single-use Every minute 1 million plastic bottles bought 10% of the waste generated is only plastic Last decade marked maximum plastic production “Beat Plastic Pollution” is a call to action for us and the entire world to come together and reduce the use of single-use plastic to save the environment. We need to make changes in our everyday life to reduce the burden of plastic on the ecosystem. Source: The Times of India On this…
