Tokyo, Nov 25, 2024 (AFP) - Taxes, curbs on new plastic could slash pollution, study finds

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2024-11-25

Higher taxes and a controversial limit on virgin plastic production are among a set of policies that could slash the amount of plastic waste leaking into the environment, a new study has found. Researchers used artificial intelligence to pinpoint four new policies they say could reduce the amount of "mismanaged" plastic waste -- more likely to leak into the environment -- by over 90 percent by 2050. The University of California scientists hope th......

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