{
  "id": 5774762,
  "title": "General : Nres Projects World Will Face 230 Mln Metric Tonnes Of Plastic Waste By 2040",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/general-nres-projects-world-will-face-230-mln-metric-tonnes-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T11:08:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2603494"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA NERUS, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- An estimated 230 million metric tonnes of plastic waste are projected to pollute Earth’s terrestrial and aquatic environments by 2040, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) has revealed.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}