Plastic pollution is increasingly regulated around the world

The number of countries adopting single-use plastics regulations has more than doubled in the past five years.

Note: “Planned” includes countries with regulations coming into force in 2021.
Chart: Rishika Dugyala/POLITICO Source: WWF, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and BCG, 2020. The business case for a U.N. treaty on plastic pollution