UN marks World Environment Day in a bid to Beat Plastic Pollution

Addis Ababa, June 5, 2023 (FBC) – The United nations and its organs as well as concerned partners marked World Environment Day today (June 5) in a bid to beat plastic pollution.

The UN country office in Ethiopia underlined that World Environment Day 2023 is a reminder that people’s actions on plastic pollution matters.

The steps governments and businesses are taking to tackle plastic pollution are the consequence of this action, it is stated.
“It is time to accelerate this action and transition to a circular economy. It is time to Beat Plastic Pollution,” says UN’s message.

“This World Environment Day is a call to beat plastic pollution… We must work as one – governments, companies, and consumers alike – to break our addiction to plastics, champion zero waste, and build a truly circular economy,” reads the message by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.