PARIS: As a strong, pliable, and affordable material, plastics saved lives and revolutionized society before endangering biodiversity, the oceans, and the global food chain.
However, worries over its effects on the planet’s health are widespread once it became an essential component of daily life and worldwide production exploded.
A world-first deal to minimize the amount of plastic that leaks into the environment, which is expected to triple by 2060 if nothing is done, might be agreed upon by nations in December.
However, how did we get here, and what effects are there on the climate and environment?
Boom in plastic
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the output of synthetic polymers, which are the building blocks of plastic, has grown 230 times worldwide since the 1950s.
