The world is bingeing on plastic. A million plastic bottles are bought every minute, and that figure is set to increase another 20% by 2021. More than half a trillion will be sold annually by the end of the decade.
The vast majority of this plastic waste ends up either in landfill or in the ocean, with significant implications for the environment. Some campaigners see the challenge as being on a par with tackling climate change.
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