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Jamaica’s Updated Nationally Determined Contribution
www4.unfccc.intWaste: Jamaica has introduced a single-use plastics ban. Since the start of 2019, the government has imposed a ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution and use of single-use plastic bags (of certain sizes) as well as plastic straws. From January 2019, there has been a
Biodegradable Plastics Report - Greenpeace
www.greenpeace.orgMarine plastic litter has drawn society’s attention to the excessive use of disposable single use plastics (SUPs) 1, and its negative impact on the environment and human health. In addition, the rapid increase of SUPs globally is accelerating climate change due to the
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
wedocs.unep.orgA Roadmap for Sustainability List of Figures Figure 1.1. The two main categories of plastics and their single-use applications 3 Figure 1.2. Global plastic production by industrial sector, 2015 4 Figure 1.3. Distribution of single-use plastic production by region (2014) 4 Figure 1.4. Global primary plastics waste generation, 1950 - 2015 5