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Plastic Waste Management for Sustainable Development
Summary
The world makes over 400 million tons of plastic every year, and companies are actually building more plastic factories even though we already can't use all the plastic that's made — so much of it gets pushed into countries that aren't equipped to handle it. The result: 32% of plastic packaging ends up polluting our environment (rivers, oceans, land) and 40% piles up in landfills, which matters for your health because that plastic breaks down into microplastics that can enter our water, food, and eventually our bodies.
Abstract - Plastic waste management is a critical issue. Over 400 million tons of plastics are produced in the world annually. Although there are multiple uses of plastics, its waste and the resultant pollution clogs up our rivers, oceans, land, and adversely affects our biodiversity. In fact, oil and gas companies are doubling down on plastic production with plans to build or expand over 300 petrochemical plants in the U.S alone by 2025. But these companies already produce more plastic that we can use. so where is all that plastic going? A lot of it's flowing into new markets in places like Asia, and Latin America because more than any product category, plastic is not driven by the demand for it but the supply. These companies push their products onto communities that aren't just prepared to deal with all that plastic. And on top of that they are shipping their own plastic waste into these countries too. When you add that all up, it's no wonder so much of this plastic ends up in the environment and globally, that's where a whopping 32% of plastic packaging ends up. 40% goes into landfills where plastic just piles up for the future generation to deal with.