Plastic production needs to be cut
New study offering a detailed plan says plastic pollution flowing into oceans will triple by 2040 if no action is taken Naučte se gramatiku podle textu
according to the study published in the journal Science. “Plastic pollution is something that affects everyone. It isn’t a ‘your problem and not my problem’. It’s not one country’s problem. It’s everyone’s problem,” said Winnie Lau, senior manager at Pew and co-author of the study.
The strategy laid out in the report includes redirecting hundreds of billions of dollars in plastic production investment into alternative materials, recycling facilities and waste collection expansion in developing countries.
This would require a U-turn by the energy industry, which is rapidly building new chemical plants around the world to boost plastic output as its traditional fuel business is eroded by a rise in cleaner energy sources.
The amount of plastic produced annually has been climbing fast since 1950, when global production totalled 2 million tonnes. In 2017, that number was 348 million tonnes, and is expected to double again by 2040, the study estimates.
Big plastic makers have said they are committed to tackling plastic pollution, despite increasing production. The projects they fund focus on cleaning up waste. The paper recommends governments implement laws to discourage new plastic production and provide subsidies for reusable alternatives.
To cut the flow of ocean plastic by 80%, paper or compostable alternatives to single-use plastic would be needed and packaging should be redesigned to more than double the share of recyclable material, the study says.
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