Over a third of this is in the form packaging, which is more often than not discarded after just one use. But it isn't just plastic packaging that Europeans are throwing out in large volumes. With plastic waste generation growing annually, and recycling rates failing to keep up, Europe ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
Reliable data related to the production and demand of plastic materials, quantities of plastic recycled and of recycled plastic materials used in specific ... LEP Real 被引量: 0发表: 2023年 Potential Opportunities for Waste to Energy and Recycling in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia This paper expla...
题目A recent report revealed that,in the US alone,27 million tons of plastic ended up in landfills in 2018,but only 3.1 million tons were recycled.Wordwide the numbers are similarly bad,with just 9% of plastic being recycled.The statistics are even worse for certain typ...
Reducing the Waste at America’s Restaurants According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American household spends more than $3,000 a year on eating out. This not only requires an astonishing amount of plastic packaging and utensils, but it also produces a lot of wasted food. Th...
A plastic package containing a new shower curtain is labeled “recyclable.” It is not clear whether the package or the shower curtain is recyclable. In either case, the label is deceptive if any part of the package or its contents, other than minor components, cannot be recycled. ...
The traffic jam is a lasting problem, withno perfect solution foreseeable in the near future.Modern cities have produced enormousamounts of waste,and the urban lifestyle includesthe creation of waste that cannot be broken downthanks to the generous use of plastic goods. Thisleads to a great ...