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#plastic

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Farhad
No matter how hard I try, I can't go fully plastic free.

Since #France doesn't #recycle many of the single use plastic items like bags or wrapping material, I push them hard into a milk bottle before dropping it into recycle bin.

This is 3 months of #plastic items from different packages I've used. despite using reusable shopping bags buying in bulk with my own fabric based bags and not buying double, triple or quadruple packed items

#plastifree #noplastic
Milk bottle almost filled with plastic wrapping material and bags to be recycled.
#noplastic
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Wokebloke for Democracy

"Of the 400m tonnes of plastic produced over the course of 2022, just under 38m tonnes (9.5%) was produced from recycled plastic, 98% of the remaining 362m tonnes was produced from fossil fuels, predominantly coal and oil."

theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study showsBy Sandra Laville
#FossilFuel#Plastic#Forever
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JuneSim63

Less than 10% of the plastic produced around the world is made from recycled material, according to the first detailed global analysis of its life cycle.

The research reveals that most plastic is made from fossil fuels, predominantly coal and oil, despite rhetoric by producers, supermarkets and drinks companies about plastic being recycled.

#Plastic #Recycling #ClimateEmergency #Environment

theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study showsBy Sandra Laville
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Dr. Melanie Bergmann

2/n Income disparities among countries diminish in the context of #plastic waste imports, reshaping the global plastics trade patterns. Uncovering the complex plastic supply chain is crucial for reducing pollution and promoting sustainable plastic management.“
❗️Importantly, plastic incineration is not even included in the estimated plastics footprint of 5.3% of annual global greenhouse gas emmissions. It comprises only emmissions incurred during #plastics production.

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Dr. Melanie Bergmann

1/n New analysis concludes: „Furthermore, there is a significant shift in waste disposal: #incineration is emerging as a prominent waste disposal method (34%), landfill is decreasing substantially (40%), while the global #recycling rate remained stagnant (9%). #plastic
nature.com/articles/s43247-025

NatureComplexities of the global plastics supply chain revealed in a trade-linked material flow analysis - Communications Earth & EnvironmentGlobal plastics production is concentrated in oil-producing countries with advanced petrochemical industries, while plastics disposal has shifted from landfill to incineration, with recycling consistently low, according to a global trade-linked material flow analysis of plastics for the year 2022.
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