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Whisper it, but the boom in plastic production could be about to come to a juddering halt (www.theguardian.com)

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SS: Single use plastics legislation and plastics treaties in the works could dramatically lower the amount of plastic products firms are allowed to produce in the near future.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Weighty, determined opposition to radical measures comes from a powerful minority of plastic-producing countries including China, India and the US. And companies that have obstructed action on global heating are mobilising. Ninety-nine per cent of plastics are made with fossil fuels and the industry is determined to expand their production to offset what it is losing to clean sources of energy.

Yeah... this is dead in the water with those three not signing on.