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Additionally, chemicals from packaging materials, as well as inks and dyes from labels, may leach into the soil and groundwater. Bruce 2024-10-26 096 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:50
Once released, these gas emissions can be toxic and have adverse effects on the environment and human health. Bruce 2024-10-26 0113 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:50
When plastics are left to degrade in the environment, they emit several greenhouse gases, such as methane and ethylene. Bruce 2024-10-26 0125 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:50
This happens to most plastic packaging that ends up in landfills. Bruce 2024-10-26 099 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:50
Instead, single-use plastic packaging degrades and may become microplastics, which continue to pollute the environment. Bruce 2024-10-26 097 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:50
More so, they never tend to break down completely. Bruce 2024-10-26 098 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:50
However, they can take hundreds of years to break down. Bruce 2024-10-26 0102 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:49
As the name suggests, these plastics are specifically designed to be used once. Bruce 2024-10-26 091 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:49
Single-use plastics, such as food packaging, accounts for 40% of all plastic produced annually. Bruce 2024-10-26 0108 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:49
If this continues, annual plastic production could reach up to 2,000 million MT by 2050. Bruce 2024-10-26 098 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:49
Notably, plastic production has increased from 1.5 million metric tons (MT) in 1950 to an astounding 368 million MT in 2019. Bruce 2024-10-26 099 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:49
Of the 8.3 billion tons of plastics that have been produced since the 1950s, 79% have ended up in landfills or have leaked into the environment. Bruce 2024-10-26 0103 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:49
How does plastic packaging contribute to climate change? Bruce 2024-10-26 0101 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:48
A close up image of multilayer coffee packaging in an article on can plastic packaging contribute to climate change Bruce 2024-10-26 093 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:48
An additional 30% of emissions are released when this process takes place. Bruce 2024-10-26 0101 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:48
These pellets are melted and moulded into usable plastic products, such as bottles, food packaging, and medical devices. Bruce 2024-10-26 098 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:40
The manufacturing and transportation phases of plastic resin are estimated to account for 61% of the total plastic greenhouse gas emissions. Bruce 2024-10-26 096 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:40
These are then combined to create different polymers that make up plastic resin pellets which are shipped to plastic manufacturers. Bruce 2024-10-26 0105 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:39
This process transforms them into plastic ��building blocks�� called ethylene and propylene. Bruce 2024-10-26 099 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:39
Materials such as ethane and propane are extracted, and then treated with heat in a process called ��cracking��. Bruce 2024-10-26 0108 Bruce 2024-10-26 16:39
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