Plastic Production
Extraction of Fossil Fuel:
6% of global oil consumption goes to plastic production
Polluting Methods:
Refinement + Cracking previous to plastic production
EU Plastic Demand 2015:
49 million tons of plastic
40% for packaging
Average 31 kg of plastic packaging waste per person & year
European Parliament voted for banning of single-use plastics in the territory by 2021
Reality
2019
300 milion tons of plastic produced
Expectation
2040
Double this number in the next 20 years
40%
of the total plastic waste is single-use plastic
91%
of plastic waste produced between 1950-2015 hasn’t been recycled
Average disintegration time
to biodegrade a plastic bottle is 450 years. This means that all the plastic produced in the world since 1910 still exists and won’t disappear for another 350 years.*
**Source: (NOAA / Woods Hole Sea Grant)
Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste
RECYCLE
30% is recycled in the EU
9% is recycled in the US
0% is recycled in most of developing countries
SEA WASTE
8 million tons of plastic waste go annually to our oceans.
Up to 500.000 tons of plastic waste in the EU go to our seas.
By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans.
All of this has impact on Climate Change & Human Health
INCINERATION
25% of plastic waste is incinerated in open air.
It is a major source of pollution.
CO, CO2, fine particles, black carbon…
All of this has impact on Climate Change & Human Health
LANDFILLS
79% of plastic waste accumulates in landfills as litter.
Over time, much of it ends up in oceans.
Slow decomposition that pollutes the air.
All of this has impact on Climate Change & Human Health
Solution
Solution
The only solution is an economic system aimed to eliminate waste and the continual use of resources
Promote Circular Economy
Promote Circular Economy
Because it’s the only economic system that is aimed to eliminate waste and all of us can use products which are not for single use.
Don’t Choose Plastic
Don’t Choose Plastic
Use alternative materials to plastic and change habits. Personal choices will make the difference to reduce plastic waste
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