Big plastic 🥤— Global birth rates are down. Big plastic striking back. And new paywall on TikTok.

Global birth rates are on the decline, but one Japanese town has cracked the baby-making code.Lawyers for the plastics industry are fighting to make sure your kitchen cupboard stuffed with plastic bags stays well-stocked.Even as it deals with that pesky little issue of a potential ban in North America and the EU, TikTok is keeping on and looking for new ways to bolster its domination of Gen Z's eyeballs.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO