Four global policies could eliminate >90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050 --study

Study finds four global policies could eliminate >90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050 A study released in Science determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste—plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution—by 91% and plastic-related ... University of California - Santa Barbara Phys.org

A study released in Science determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste—plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution—by 91% and plastic-related greenhouse gases by one-third. ...

The study, "Pathways to reduce global plastic waste mismanagement and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050," by researchers at the University of California Berkeley and the University of California Santa Barbara, comes in advance of negotiations in Busan, Republic of Korea (November 25–December 1), where delegates from more than 190 countries are expected to iron out the final details of the world's first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution.

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