The world is awash in plastic. Oil producers want a say in how it’s cleaned up. The industry is also working through powerful associations to influence treaty negotiations — and broader public perceptions
by Wagamaga
The world is awash in plastic. Oil producers want a say in how it’s cleaned up. The industry is also working through powerful associations to influence treaty negotiations — and broader public perceptions
by Wagamaga
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Plastic waste is everywhere. Each year, around 400 million metric tons of it end up in landfills and places like oceans, rivers and shorelines. The trash breaks down into tiny pieces called microplastics that have made their way into every corner of the environment and even into human bodies.
The problem is getting worse. So last year the United Nations set out to write a legally binding agreement to deal with the issue. That decision by U.N. member states “will clearly take us towards a future with no plastic pollution,” Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Japan’s then-environment minister, said at the time
Anyone else getting tired of hearing how greedy these sociopaths are? “The fox wants a say in how the henhouse is built.”
Is there any way at all we can sue these greedy mfers for ecocide? I’m so, so sick of them getting away scott free to do whatever they want. 🙁