UNCTAD: Global plastics trade hits $1.13 trillion, but 75% ends as waste burdening developing nations  

The global plastics trade has more than doubled in value over the past two decades, reaching an estimated $1.13 trillion in 2023. This is according to a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) titled “Global Trade Update (August 2025): Mobilising Trade to Curb Plastic Pollution”…