By Walter Tappeiner Plastic is ubiquitous in our society; much of it is produced to serve as short-lived, single-use commodity item. When considering worldwide plastic usage since the beginning in the 1950s, more than 8 billion tonnes of plastic were produced, of which about 2 billion tonnes are still in use. Each year more than …
Circular Economy, Landfills, Online Subscription, Opinion, Packaging, Plastics
Recycling of plastic not sufficient to meet targets
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