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This large amount of plastic waste enters the environment and causes problems throughout the ecosystem; for example, studies suggest that the bodies of 90% of seabirds contain plastic debris. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] In some areas there have been significant efforts to reduce the prominence of free range plastic pollution, through reducing plastic ...
This year, I collected the plastic waste left behind from my groceries. The aim was to see how much plastic I would be leaving behind — and whether there was hope for any of it to be recycled ...
Plastic recycling is the processing of plastic waste into other products. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Recycling can reduce dependence on landfill , conserve resources and protect the environment from plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
The trade in plastic waste from industrialized countries to developing countries has been identified as the main cause of marine litter because countries importing the waste plastics often lack the capacity to process all the material. [249] Therefore, the United Nations has imposed a ban on waste plastic trade unless it meets certain criteria.
A state DEC waste report issued last year noted that in 2020, some 8.6 billion containers were sold and 5.5 billion redeemed in New York, resulting in 241,505 tons of plastic, glass and aluminum ...
Packaging waste, the part of the waste that consists of packaging and packaging material, is a major part of the total global waste, and the major part of the packaging waste consists of single-use plastic food packaging, a hallmark of throwaway culture.
Programmes and strategies at the EU level address the problem of plastic pollution in Europe's seas, therefore also the Mediterranean Sea. Key policies are the EU Green Deal [74] and the Zero Pollution Action Plan, of which an important goal is that of reducing waste, marine plastic pollution and the dispersal of microplastics. [75]
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