What the Climate Change Crisis Can Teach Us about How to Combat the Global Plastic Scourge

Shreyan M Mitra
Aug 14, 2020 · 10 min read

To know Paris is to know a great deal. — Henry Miller

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Plastic is everywhere. (Photo Credit: pixabay.com)

It was a sun-drenched April day in New York. Outside the United Nations headquarters on First Avenue, the temperature was in the mid-70s and gentle spring breezes swept northward as they often do in the middle of April. Inside the building, the mood was…

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