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Twenty firms produce 55% of world’s plastic waste, report reveals – The Guardian
Plastic Waste Makers index identifies those driving climate crisis with virgin polymer production
PlasticsPlastic Waste Makers index identifies those driving climate crisis with virgin polymer production
Mon 17 May 2021 20.00 EDT
Twenty companies are responsible for producing more than half of all the single-use plastic waste in the world, fuelling the climate crisis and creating an environmental catastrophe, new research reveals.
Among the global businesses responsible for 55% of the worlds plastic packaging waste are both state-owned and multinational corporations, including oil and gas giants…
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