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Detailed explanation-1: -India hosted the world environment day in 2018. The theme of world environment day 2018 was “beat plastic pollution".

Detailed explanation-2: -World Environment Day 2023 to be hosted by Côte d’Ivoire with a focus on solutions to plastic pollution. Nairobi/Abidjan, 2 February 2023 – Côte d’Ivoire will host World Environment Day 2023 on 5 June with the theme of solutions to plastic pollution, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Côte d’Ivoire announced today.

Detailed explanation-3: -Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and held annually since 1973, it has grown to be the largest global platform for environmental outreach. It is celebrated by millions of people across the world. World Environment Day 2022 is hosted by Sweden.

Detailed explanation-4: -India hosted the 45th celebration of World Environment Day under the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution.” Over 6,000 people gathered at Versova Beach in Mumbai to join UN Environment Champion of the Earth Afroz Shah in a beach clean-up, where they collected over 90,000 kg of plastic.