New data shows that the international trade in plastics is worth $1 trillion annually and involves almost every country in the world.
The report Global trade in plastics: insights from the first life-cycle trade database maps and quantifies global trade flows across the entire life cycle of plastics – from raw inputs to final products and waste.
Published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) it also explains where countries can apply trade policy pressure to help reduce pollution.
