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In H&M's flagship Paris store it is hard to find clothes that do not claim to be made from "recycled materials."

Last year, 79 percent of the polyester in its collections came from recycled materials, and next year it wants it all to be recycled.

“I’m on this quest to dump out any water that gets trapped in plastic, because once it’s trapped in these plastic bottles, we have now lost it basically forever”

Packaging materials, energy costs and transportation are eating up the profits of the domestic bottled water industry despite the forecasts for strong consumption in the summer season.

At the same time, consumers are paying more for water, while from next week prices will rise further due to the recycling fee, which is imposed on products that have plastic packaging.

UN Secretary-General Ecuadorian Maria Fernanda Espinosa announced her intention to step up the collective fight against the pollution caused by plastic waste, which affects people all over the planet. 

"80 percent of plastics end up in the oceans, between 8 and 12 million tons each year," said Espinosa at a press conference.

Farmer uses 3,500 plastic bottles to protect plants from cold in Turkey's Yozgat