Plastic’s cheap. But its pollution costs up to USD 460 billion a year. And with microplastics showing up in human blood, the real cost could be far worse. A major part of the problem is that most materials are produced new and used only once. But we can change that by shifting from a linear to a circular economy. We need to turn dead ends into roundabouts. What small or big things do you recommend to help this shift happen? Source: UBS Sustainability and Impact Institute, 2024 #ShareUBS #PlasticPollution #SustainabilityInsights #PlasticsEconomy #TheInstitute