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Measures to curb plastic pollution and assorted waste
Nine To Noon
English - March 07, 2022 20:30 - 9 minutes - 8.96 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A huge international commitment to ending plastic pollution has just gained momentum. Late last week, Heads of State, Ministers for the environment and other representatives from 175 nations, including New Zealand, endorsed a resolution at the UN Environment Assembly in Kenya. The aim is to draft a legally-binding treaty by 2024 and it is expected to reflect a range of ways to address the full lifecycle of plastics. To look at what is happening here in the reduce and recycling of plastics and with all sorts of other waste across the board, Waste Management General Manager of Strategy, Customer & Sustainability Ingrid Cronin-Knight.