How can governments turn the tide of plastic pollution post-pandemic?

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As economies emerge from Covid-19, it is crucial governments set their sights on rapid action to curb plastic pollution worldwide, a new UNEP and WRI report implores

Driven by the immediate priority to curb the spread of Covid-19 across the world last year, single-use plastic waste - thanks to a surge in demand for PPE equipment and disposal of items over recycling...

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