On 5 June, on World Environment Day 2018, an expert discussion took place at the Ministry of the Environment on the links between economic development and environmental challenges organized by the UNEP / GRID-Warsaw Center. In the conversation about the impact of plastic pollution on business and the environment, participated, among others Director of the United Nations Environment Program for Europe, Dr. Jan Dusik. The subject of environmental pollution with plastic waste has become the object of media interest around the world in recent months.