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- Global South is rapidly becoming a center of technological innovation and environmentally conscious policymaking.
- The area is ideally set to lead in sustainable plastic manufacture as the world reimagines plastic management.
- Producing plastics in novel ways is essential to the circular economy’s goal of minimising, reusing, and recycling materials.
The environmental effects of plastic have dominated the conversation over this material in recent years. Latest technological developments and growing international agreements suggest that the center of plastic production may soon move to the Global South.
Global initiatives to reduce plastic pollution, a booming circular economy, and expanding industrial capacities in the Global South are all driving this shift. The Global South is ideally situated to lead the way in sustainable plastic manufacture as the world community comes together to reimagine plastic management.
When it comes to international initiatives to reduce plastic waste, the United Nations has been a leader. This …