EACH year, World Environment Day urges us to reflect — and act — on the sustainability challenges we face together. This year, on June 5, under South Korea’s host leadership, the world will reaffirm its commitment to ending plastic pollution.
Plastic waste has infiltrated every corner of the planet: it leaches into our water, contaminates our food and even enters our bodies. Yet, while the scale of the problem is vast, plastic pollution remains one of today’s most solvable environmental challenges — especially with the right mix of technical solutions and financial innovation.
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