Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced that single-use plastic will be banned during the 2024 Olympic Games in an effort to combat global plastic pollution. The ban will extend to visitors to temporary competition sites, who will only be allowed in without plastic bottles. Coca-Cola, the designated sponsor of the Paris Olympics, will distribute its products in reusable glass bottles and over 200 soda fountains, which will be repurposed after the games. The Paris Olympics organizers have committed to reducing the carbon footprint by 50% compared to previous Summer Games, while the U.N. Environment Programme has released a report outlining policy options to reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040.
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