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Why Plastics Are Important DIGITAL 1
Why Plastics Are Important DIGITAL 1
This could be about 8 million more tonnes per year in the UK if we swapped WHY DO WE USE
PLASTIC WASTE? PLASTIC FOR
to non-plastic substitutes.
This means that using plastic helps to ensure we have fewer trucks on the
INDUSTRY’S
more greenhouse gas emissions over their lifetime.
• Reform PRN System In acknowledgement of such important factors, over 40 academics It’s not so easy to see, but plastic is doing an
from across the UK have come out in support of the environmental important job to keep our greenhouse gas
• Improve On-the-go Collection benefits of plastics.1 emissions low.
Lightweight Easier to Transport Less CO2 Recycling rates have been improving for over 20 years,
1 2 3 but we still need to do much more.
Food waste in developing countries where packaging is not used Shatterproof Hygienic & Safe Recyclable
effectively can be extremely high, with food loss at production and transport
accounting for two-thirds of global food waste. Simplify Collection Apply Eco-Design