A sticky solution: how using adhesives to create alternative packaging is helping to reduce plastic waste

Although plastic recycling is on the up in developed countries, globally less than 10% of plastics are recycled. Photograph: JohnnyGreig/Getty Images

The volume of plastic waste produced globally is set to triple by 2060, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which warns that radical action will be needed to curtail the mountains of plastic piling up across the world.

Everyone involved in the plastics chain, from packaging manufacturers to consumers, will need to play their part. As David Attenborough says: “If we start doing those small steps that are easily achievable, we can before long really have an effect.”