Global Plastic Waste Set to Triple by 2060, OECD Says (1)

Global plastic waste production is projected to triple by 2060 due to economic and population growth, the OECD reported Friday.

The global community is far from achieving its long-term objective of ending plastic pollution unless significantly strict and coordinated policies are implemented rapidly, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in its report, “Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060.” The absence of new policies in the coming decades can result in global plastics consumption rising from 460 million metric tons in 2019 to 1.2 billion metric tons in 2060.

The growth will be fastest in developing and ...