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Learn more about how we can overcome plastic pollution: https://www.unep.org/resources/turnin... SCRIPT: Plastic has become a big part of our lives. It's light, strong, and seems cheap - but it's wreaking havoc on our planet. Every year, we produce 430 million metric tons of plastic, most of which becomes waste after just one use. We produce enough single-use plastic each year to fill over 21 million shipping containers. If they were stretched end to end - they would circle the earth not once, not twice but over three times. If ‘business-as-usual’ continues, plastic production will triple by 2060. If ‘business-as-usual’ continues, plastic could produce 19% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, getting us further away from the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C by 2040. This would be very bad news for people and the planet. So, how can we address plastic pollution? In a recent report, UNEP lays out how we can reduce plastic pollution by up to 80% by 2040. The first step is to reduce how much plastic we use. Period. We also need to deal with the immense legacy of plastic pollution. Controlled landfills can prevent plastic from leaking into the environment, but they don't help the economy benefit from its value. Also, our economy: we need to transform the way we produce and consume stuff. A “life-cycle approach” can reduce virgin plastic, eliminate problematic and unnecessary plastics, minimise waste and keep plastic in use for as long as possible. It can also create better jobs and business opportunities. Three important shifts are required. One, we need to scale reuse. This means creating a market for reusable products and making it more profitable than using single-use plastic products. Two, we need to make recycling plastics more profitable. Improving recycling can reduce plastic pollution by 20% by 2040. Three, we must find ways to make products that are less harmful to the environment. This includes finding materials to replace plastic and making sure they are better than the plastic we use now. In 2022, world leaders agreed to end plastic pollution. With negotiations on a binding legal agreement underway, how can we realise that goal? If we reduce, reuse, recycle and reorient, we can significantly reduce plastic pollution by tackling its root cause, not just its effects. If we switch to a circular economy on plastics, by 2040, we could save $1.3 trillion in direct costs related to plastic production, recycling and disposal. And another $3.3 trillion on social and economic costs of plastic pollution. The shift could also create 700,000 jobs mainly in low-income countries by 2040. The technologies and solutions already exist. It’s time to take action.