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A path towards plastic-free world

By IANS | Published: June 08, 2020 1:34 PM

Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues and consumers are increasingly critical of the packaging of ...

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Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues and consumers are increasingly critical of the packaging of products that they buy.

Each year, eight million tons of plastic end up in the oceans, killing one million marine birds and threatening hundreds of marine life species.

By phasing out plastic used for consumer product packaging, the lighting major Signify will avoid the use of over 2,500 tons of plastics per year.

"This is equal to 125 million PET bottles which, placed in a row, would stretch more than 8,000 kilometers

( With inputs from IANS )

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