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Euronews: Will plastic pollution get worse after the COVID-19 pandemic?

Published May 13, 2020 at 8:44 am

A man takes a selfie with a pile of plastic bottles on the background at the Kyivhorvtorresursy, an organization which collects recyclable materials like plastic bottles in Kyiv and sends them to recycling plants.

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COVID-19 has sparked a global arms race for personal protective equipment (PPE) as governments scramble to protect frontline workers. But while no-one disputes the current urgency, campaigners are concerned it could worsen another epidemic: plastic pollution.