New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): China consumes at least one-fifth of the world’s plastics, it is also the single largest producer and exporter of single-use and virgin plastics (new plastics made without any recycled materials).
The country is also by far the largest source of mismanaged plastic waste and is the biggest offender of ocean plastic pollution.
In addition to this, the US State Department in its reports state
China: Largest producer, exporter of single-use and virgin plastics
