Global plastic waste generation has grown more than seven-fold in the past four decades to 360 million metric tons per year. Despite the issue of plastic pollution gaining increased attention and outrage in recent years, UN member states failed to reach an agreement in December 2024 on a ...
However, the largest amount of plastic waste does not necessarily translate to the biggest producer of plastic pollution. Data from 2019 on countries’ shares of global plastic waste in the oceans put The Philippines in the top spot, with more than 36% of global input, followed by India (12....
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...
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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...
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 we eat. They have been found in every species on the Earth. Every time ...
All these straws and plastic polluting our oceans is having a negative impact on marine life. Take for example the video below, where researchers off the coast of Costa Rica remove a plastic straw that had been embedded in the nostril of an Olive ridley sea turtle. ...
The world has produced more than 9 billion tons of plastic since production took off in the 1950s. That’s more than a ton for every living person on the planet. An astonishing amount of plastic ends up in the oceans. So much that if current trends continue the total weight of the pla...
ORCA’s sustainable technology is housed in a stainless-steel container, with a door on the top which employees open to throw food waste inside. Within the container, ORCA's proprietary, natural microorganism solution works with water and recycled plastic biochips to quickly break down the waste....
Environmentalism andenvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteriahave become important considerations for some investors. This has led many businesses to focus on becoming more eco-friendly by reducing waste, cutting emissions, recycling, and usingrenewable energy, among other efforts. However, so...