POLLUTION

Plastic use could triple by 2060 unless drastic measures are taken + The UK has officially started its four-day workweek trial

Plastic use is set to triple by 2060 in the absence of bold, drastic action, according to a preliminary OECD report, which will be published in full later this year. Global use of plastics could rise to 1.2 bn tons in 2060, up from 460 mn tons in 2019, while plastic waste could top 1…