Our Common future-The Clean Environment

Plastic Roads: A Sustainable Solution to Tackle Plastic Pollution and Infrastructure Challenges? (SDG 9 & 12) Plastics are ubiquitous daily, and global plastic production has skyrocketed since its commercialization in the 1950s .In 202 4 the world is expected to produce 220 million tons of plastic waste , more than the planet's waste management systems can handle. This is known as Plastic Overshoot Day, projected on September 5th. 69.5 million tons of this waste, or one-third of the total, is expected to end up in the environment. If we continue business as usual, the amount of plastic waste produced globally will double to 430 million metric tons in 2040 . Ocean plastic will outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050 , causing species to die, damaging entire ecosystems, and accelerating climate change . South Asia struggles with plastic pollution. The region leads the world in open waste dumping at 334 million metric tons per year, of which 40 million is plastic. Without actio...