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UN Ocean Conference: Why The Key To Ending Ocean Plastic Starts On Land, And Why Southeast Asia Is The Smart Money Play
Rob Kaplan, Forbes Plastics & Pollution
As we mark World Oceans Day and gather at the UN Ocean Conference next week, that truth has never been more urgent, or more investable.
For years, the most visible focus on ocean plastics has centered on what happens after waste enters the water, from cleanup technologies to capture devices. These efforts play a valuable role in addressing the plastic already polluting our oceans. But the larger, investable opportunity lies upstream: stopping plastic waste from leaking into the environment in the first place by building the supply chains to collect, sort, recycle, and reuse plastic before it ever reaches waterways. That’s where private capital can generate both environmental impact and financial returns.
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