Global survey: Three-quarters of respondents want to ban single-use plastics soon

According to a global survey released on February 22 by the pollster Ipsos Group, three-quarters of respondents want a global ban on single-use plastics as soon as possible
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That figure was 71% in the same survey in 2019
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The picture shows the staff of Malaysia's Ministry of Energy, Technology, Climate Change and Environment passing a plastic waste container in Port Klang, Malaysia, on May 28, 2019
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(Published by Xinhua News Agency)

Entrusted by the World Wildlife Fund, Ipsos came to the above conclusion after surveying more than 20,000 people in 28 countries and regions around the world
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The respondents were from Asia, Europe, Oceania and the Americas
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Reuters quoted the survey results and reported that 82% of the respondents were in favor of using less plastic packaging, compared with 75% in 2019; 85% believed that manufacturers and retailers should take responsibility for reducing plastic packaging, recycling, etc.
This ratio is higher than 80% in 2019; in developing countries such as Mexico and Colombia, which are deeply affected by plastic pollution, the proportion of respondents in favor of banning single-use plastic products is higher
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In addition, nearly 90% of respondents supported the introduction of a global agreement to address the problem of plastic waste
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Marco Lambertini, Global Director-General of WWF, said: "People around the world have made their views clear, and it is now the responsibility and opportunity for governments to adopt a global agreement on plastics.
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so that we can eliminate plastic pollution.

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The picture shows scraps of discarded PET plastic after preliminary grinding at a plastic waste treatment plant in Hengseong-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea on May 27, 2021
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(Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Jingqiang)

According to Reuters, it usually takes at least two years to come up with an agreement
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Whatever the outcome of an upcoming UNEP meeting in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, will determine key elements of the agreement
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If the United Nations struggles to reach a global agreement to curb plastic pollution, widespread ecological destruction will occur in the coming decades, driving some marine life to the brink of extinction, according to a study released this month by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Sensitive ecosystems will be destroyed
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