Plastic pollution
The accumulation of plastics and microplastics in soils, freshwater, oceans, air and living organisms throughout the life cycle of plastics, from production to end of life. A legally binding international treaty has been under negotiation under UNEP since 2022; in the EU, Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 has applied since August 2026.
See also: AGEC law (Anti-Waste for a Circular Economy)
Reference source: www.unep.org
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