Managing plastic and food waste for a sustainable futureSDG 12 recognizes that long-term development and economic growth depend on changing how we produce and consume goods. It demands more efficient and environmentally friendly management of materials across the lifecycle, through production, consumption, and disposal. This includes some critical and ambitious targets laid out by the SDG frameworkâfor example, improving how we use and dispose of materials such as minerals, fossil fuels, and metals (SDG target 12.2), reducing food loss at all stages of the food supply chain (SDG target 12.3), and minimizing plastic waste (related to SDG target 12.5), which pervades the natural environment.
