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Time to end the addiction to throwaway plastics: This is as pressing a problem as climate change

Plastic is of course a miracle material, and the growth of our use of plastics to the current proportions reflects its incredible utility. If plastics use were confined to these positive uses alone, there would be no problem. CK Mishra, Secretary, MoEF&CC and Erik Solheim, Head, UN Environment write on World Environment Day.

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