Greenpeace unveils an artwork in Paris in the shape of a machine churning out bottles in front of an oil derrick to coincide with global talks on eliminating plastic waste
Prior to Global Plastic Treaty talks, Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong showcases his monumental artwork called "The Perpetual Plastic Machine" in Paris, France.The artwork shows the link between fossil fuels and plastic pollution, which could triple in the next four decades / Photo: AFP
Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong said on Saturday his 5-metre-high work by the River Seine showed the link between fossil fuels and plastic pollution, which could triple in the next four decades. "If we do not act, by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans," French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna tweeted on Saturday, quoting the United Nations.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said last year that global plastic waste could triple by 2060. But the United Nations Environment Programme said this month that countries could reduce it by 80 percent by 2040 using existing technologies and making major policy changes.
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