Lea Gajewski

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Lea Gajewski is a researcher at Greenpeace Japan.

Lea Gajewski

Nov 28 2022

Three reasons why we need a Global Plastics Treaty

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Pollution · Nature

Within a few generations, plastic pollution has become one of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges, impacting our health, our communities, our planet and our climate. While this is shocking, this does not come as a surprise - it is estimated that of all the plastic waste ever produced only 9% was recycled, and with production projected to increase in the years to come, we will never be able to solve this crisis with waste management and cleanups.