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Warsaw conference discusses ways to tackle plastic pollution

07.02.2023 21:00
Warsaw's Copernicus Science Centre this week hosted an event to discuss ways to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis.
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During the Sustainable Industry Lab conference held at the Copernicus Science Center on Tuesday, Anita Sowińska, a Polish deputy minister for climate and the environment, said that approximately 430 million tons of plastic are used globally every year.

The conference, attended by representatives from the administration, business community and nongovernmental organizations, focused on the challenges associated with climate change, particularly the efforts toward a UN plastic treaty.

Radio Poland's Ada Janiszewska has the details.

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