{"id":9399,"date":"2024-06-25T12:32:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T09:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-circular.org\/?p=9399"},"modified":"2024-08-06T11:50:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T08:50:40","slug":"o-noua-cercetare-confirma-faptul-ca-productia-de-plastic-este-direct-legata-de-poluarea-cu-plastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-circular.org\/en\/managementul-deseurilor\/o-noua-cercetare-confirma-faptul-ca-productia-de-plastic-este-direct-legata-de-poluarea-cu-plastic\/","title":{"rendered":"New research confirms that plastic production is directly linked to plastic pollution\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to one research recently published in Science Advances<\/a> – Global producer responsibility for plastic pollution<\/strong>, it is attested direct correlation between plastic production and plastic pollution<\/strong>, such that every 1% increase in consumer goods companies' plastic production is associated with a 1% increase in plastic pollution in the environment.<\/strong> The study finds that fast-moving consumer goods companies contribute disproportionately more to the problem than household and commercial companies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study marks the first precise measurement of the global relationship between plastic production and pollution. <\/strong>
The research, led by scientists from more than 10 different universities in the United States, Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Estonia, Chile, Sweden, Canada and the United Kingdom, found that 56 global companies are responsible for more than half of commercial plastic pollution.<\/strong> The Coca-Cola Company was responsible for 11% of commercial waste, followed by PepsiCo (5%), Nestl\u00e9 (3%), Danone (3%) and Altria\/Philip Morris International (2%). The most important companies identified produce food, beverages or tobacco products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The five-year review used audit data provided by the global movement BreakFreeFromPlastic <\/a>from 1,576 audit activities in 84 countries. Brand audits are citizen science initiatives where volunteers carry out waste collection and document the brands found in the collected waste. Over five years, more than 200,000 volunteers have sent data through Break Free From Plastic or 5 Gyres' TrashBlitz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The close relationship between plastic production and pollution by consumer goods companies, in geographical areas with very different waste management systems, suggests that reducing plastic production in the consumer goods sector is a viable solution to reduce global plastic pollution . As world leaders negotiate a global plastics treaty at INC-4 this month in Ottawa, Canada, this research serves as a tool to support an ambitious legally binding treaty that includes provisions on corporate responsibility , prioritizing measures to reduce plastic production and promoting reuse and refill systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-author quotes:
"When I first saw the relationship between production and pollution, I was shocked. I wanted to throw up, it was my worst nightmare come true. It means manufacturers big and small are toeing the line. Despite all the things the big brands say they are doing, we don't see any positive impact from their efforts. But on the other hand, it gives me hope that fast moving consumer goods companies reducing their plastic production and moving towards more sustainable and reusable products would have a strong positive impact on the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n