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Bookmark or Share- SINGLE-USE PLASTICS - United Nations Environment Programmesingle-use plastics 9% recycled 79% landfills, dumps or in the environment 12% incinerated Total Plastic packaging waste in 2015 : 141 million tonnes. Since the 1950s, the production of plastic has outpaced that of almost every other material. The plastic context World plastic production in 2015: 400 million tonnes, 36% of which is plastic ...
- Here Is Who’s Behind the Global Surge in Single-Use PlasticMay 18, 2021. Leer en español. The throwaway plastic that holds our takeout food and wraps our dry cleaning is widely seen as one of the world’s biggest environmental hazards. It pollutes as it...
- Single-use plastics - European Commission - EnvironmentSingle-use plastic products (SUPs) are used once, or for a short period of time, before being thrown away. The impacts of this plastic waste on the environment and our health are global and can be drastic. Single-use plastic products are more likely to end up in our seas than reusable options.
- How to reduce the impacts of single-use plastic products - UNEPHow to reduce the impacts of single-use plastic products. Photo: UNEP. Single-use plastic products (SUPPs) may epitomize convenience, but with the damage they cause through production, distribution and litter, they are a major threat to environmental and human health.
- Fact Sheet: Single Use Plastics - Earth DayFact Sheet: Single-Use Plastics. The billions upon billions of items of plastic waste choking our oceans, lakes, and rivers and piling up on land is more than unsightly and harmful to plants and wildlife. Plastic pollution is very real and single-use plastics are small but have a large impact.
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