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The plastic waste problem has been aggravated in recent decades as the consumption of this versatile material has continued to rise. Global plastics production has doubled since the beginning of the century, to almost 400 million metric tons per year in 2021. While the lifespan of plastic ...
Plastic packaging waste statistics 2012: 34% recycling, 35%energy recoEU 27+2 recycled 5.4m tonnes, 34.7%, of all its plastic packaging waste in 2012, easily surpassing the EU's minimum target of 22.5%, says the annual report PlasPackaging Europe...
California has introduced a new law that seeks to make the producers and vendors of plastic packaging responsible for waste, attempting to curb the amount that ends up polluting the oceans. Many environmental groups have supported this law; however, others have raised concerns about giving the plas...
As the name suggests, microplastics are tiny bits of plastic that come from plastic waste. Although we can't see them, microplastics are everywhere. They're in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food ...
Waste Hierarchy — and the last, final resort to the waste that we produce. Avoiding this tier starts with each and every one of us, by preventing waste at the top of the tier — right where it’s sourced and where we can make different decisions about how much we take, buy and ...
natural microorganism solution works with water and recycled plastic biochips to quickly break down the waste. Through a process called “aerobic digestion”, the ORCA technology constantly churns all this material, adding oxygen to accelerate the time it takes to transform the food waste into water...
The largest source of food waste is in the production phase where over 500 million tons is lost due to things like crop pests and ineffective harvesting and irrigation. This is followed by “postharvest handling and storage” and “consumption” both with around 350 million tons. These three ph...
This recyclability not only reduces waste but also decreases the need for raw materials in production. China's established glass industry can meet the increasing demand for sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging. Key Highlights In 2023, China led global glass exports with a value of nearly ...
The plastic waste generated from the country's busy and convenience-oriented lifestyle has expectedly created concerns over sustainability and environmental pollution. While the country's developed petrochemical industry has incorporated some solutions for dealing with plastic waste, actions within the ...