Plastic Pollution Impact on SDGs – Azul infographic
In 2021, the UNEP published Azul’s report “Neglected: Environmental Justice Impacts of Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution,” the first report of its kind to highlight how plastic pollution hinders the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and disproportionately affects marginalized communities around the world.
From source extraction to waste, the entire life cycle of plastics can pose obstacles to the full and timely achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Plastic use and pollution, as well as the processes that generate it, impact populations around the world and the natural resources they depend on to live.
Ahead of the 4th round of negotiations for a legally binding global plastics treaty, Azul has created an infographic based on the report that illustrates how plastic pollution impacts each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
From life underwater (SDG #14) to reducing inequities (SDG #10), plastic pollution impacts every single Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).