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Essentials. Since the 1950s plastic has revolutionised the way we live and become an essential part of our daily lives. The production and disposal of conventional plastics causes major environmental problems. Plastic pollution ends up in our streams, oceans, air and open spaces, resulting in the deaths of millions of animals annually.
Dow announced in March 2019 that it plans to expand its business to supply 100,000 metric tonnes of recycled plastics by 2025. BP, the multinational oil company, is opening plants to research new ways to recycle types of PET that cannot currently be recycled, such as colored bottles and thick cafeteria trays. This increase in plastic recycling ...
Appendix A. Global material flow analysis: Definitions and sources 98 Appendix B. Biodegradation 100 Appendix C. Anaerobic digestion 101 Glossary102 List of Figures and Boxes 105 Endnotes106 About the Ellen MacArthur Foundation 117
17 de nov. de 2017 · Recent research points the way toward chemical recycling methods with lower energy requirements, compatibilization of mixed plastic wastes to avoid the need for sorting, and expanding recycling technologies to traditionally nonrecyclable polymers. Roughly half of the annual global production of solid plastics, or 150 million tons, is thrown ...
Plastic’s reputation fell further in the 1970s and 1980s as anxiety about waste increased. Plastic became a special target because, while so many plastic products are disposable, plastic lasts forever in the environment. It was the plastics industry that offered recycling as a solution. In the 1980s the plastics industry led an influential ...
27 de mar. de 2009 · David de Rothschild talks about the building of the Plastiki, a boat made entirely of recyclable plastics, which he plans to sail across the Pacific Ocean. Released on 03/27/2009. (engine rumbling)
