/ 17 August 2021

SA’s draft position on global plastic pollution treaty weakens its global and regional standing – expert

(Raneen Sawafta/Reuters)
The minimum lifetime cost to South Africa of the plastic produced in 2019 is a staggering R885,34-billion. (Raneen Sawafta/Reuters)
‘Leaked environment department document is a copy and paste of plastics industry arguments’

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