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World Environment Day: Solving plastic menace requires joint action and partnerships

Tonnes of plastic end up and persist for long periods in the environment, with hazardous effects on the health and well-being of people and the planet. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Today, Monday 5 June is World Environment Day, a day set aside by the United Nations to encourage awareness and action for the protection of the environment every other passing year.

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