Instead, the group had set a bold goal for the planet. Reducing Plastic Production by 60 by the year 2040. Some of the ways they think this can happen, including phasing out single plastics by 2030 advocating for policy to combat the impact of fast Fashion Or Close that include fabrics made of plastics finally, the group is calling for larger investments in technology to find alternatives to plastics. Cnns Eleni Giokos says more on companies trying to reduce the amount of plastics in landfills. But also those who would trying to find alternatives to the material 40 times of plastic Waste Flow through the Conveyor Belts at sayyed zero every hour this Hightech Plant in sweden is one of the worlds largest Plastic Sorting sites using infrared lights, lasers, camerota, and even ai, but fully automated plants operates more efficiently than smaller
Transportation, increasingly, were ramping up our plastic production. Every piece of plastic that we have ever made is still in the environment because it never degrades. Former Assistant Secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs, monica medina. And coordinator of noaas coral reef program, thank you for coming on. So important on this earth day. Ahead, were continuing to follow donald trumps historic criminal trial as Opening Statements are set to begin in just a few hours. He will be back in court. Plus, a New York Times investigation finds 23 top chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the tokyo olympics. But they were still allowed to compete. Well talk to one of the reporters behind that article. And democratic Senator Reverend Raphael warnock will be our guest as the senate takes up
As Earth Day 2024 puts a spotlight on the world's climate crisis, negotiators from 175 countries are gathering for the fourth round of the United Nations Plastics Treaty negotiations next week in Canada. Held in Ottowa, Canada, from April 23-29, the last major round of negotiations will bring together the treaty's Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to draft a global, legally binding agreement by the end of 2024, according to the U.N. "Global plastic production and consumption has grown exponentially since the 1950s and is set to increase by 70% by 2040 if business continues as usual," the INC reported in a press release ahead of the negotiations.