 Plastic is light, easy to store and transport comes in an endless variety of textures and shapes, and can hold almost anything. Those properties make it attractive to manufacturers and packagers, who use it for everything from ketchup bottles to disposable utensils. Unfortunately, plastic is much more difficult to recycle than materials like glass, aluminum, or paper. Most plastic soon ends up in a landfill. Despite the promotion of plastic recycling, plastic production has outpaced recycling more than 5x over the past decade.
Learn more about us at www.opdera.org #plasticwaste #zerowaste #recycle #environment #ecofriendly #beachcleanup #reuse #plasticfreeoceans #singleuseplastic #pollution #climatechange #plasticfreeliving #oceanconservation #recycling #sustainableliving #breakfreefromplastic #plasticpollutes #savetheocean #nomoreplastic  Plastic is cheap and incredibly versatile. However, these qualities have also resulted in it becoming an environmental issue. We have developed a “disposable” lifestyle and estimates are that around 50% of plastic is used just once and thrown away. On average, plastic bags only have a working life of 15 minutes worldwide.
Learn more about us at www.opdera.org #plasticwaste #zerowaste #recycle #environment #ecofriendly #beachcleanup #reuse #plasticfreeoceans #singleuseplastic #pollution #climatechange #plasticfreeliving #oceanconservation #recycling #sustainableliving #breakfreefromplastic #plasticpollutes #savetheocean #nomoreplastic  Plastic waste already posed a challenge to the departments working to recycle and reduce pollution as it is not biodegradable. This problem only doubled when major programs' waste collection was too inefficient to have a noticeable impact. It was reported that about 90% of all plastic waste was never recycled at all.
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