
Report: Governments funneled $80 billion into virgin plastics in 2024. The bill? Ours.
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Picture the year’s end: beaches swept, bins overflowing, a quiet cough in the clinic. Then a receipt you never saw—$80 billion in public cash nudging industry to make more brand‑new plastic. That’s what Eunomia, with the Quaker UN Office and support from Minderoo Foundation, found. We fund the start of the…