Idea suporting.

This includes disposal in dumps or open, uncontrolled landfills; this means the material is not
fully contained and can be lost to the surrounding environment

Inadequately dispsed waste is

not sufficienty maneged. This makes it at risk of leakage and transport to the natural environment and oceans via
waterways, winds and tides
Plastic pollution by PET

The same properties that make plastics so useful (their durability and resistance to degradation )
also make them nearly impossible for nature to completely break down

Most plastic items never Many of these tiny plastic particles are swallowed by farm animals or fish who mistake them
fully disappear for food, and thus can find their way onto our dinner plates.

By clogging sewers and providing breeding grounds for mosquitoes and pests, plastic waste (especially
plastic bags ) can increase the transmission of vector-borne diseases like malaria

Because of its excellent mechanical properties and chemical stability, the applications of PET are
very extensive, such as in synthetic fibers, water and soda-drink bottles, food packaging, plastic
PET is a thermoplastic polymer
films and insulation materials
resinthat is widely used in our
daily lives
The annual world consumption of PET has exceeded 50 million tons and is still increasing
markedly owing to its widespread use in the fields of bottles, packaging and fibers.
Inadequately disposed waste is that which has the intention of being managed through waste collection or storage
sites, but is ultimately not formally or sufficiently managed. This includes disposal in dumps or open, uncontrolled
landfills; this means the material is not fully contained and can be lost to the surrounding environment. This makes it
at risk of leakage and transport to the natural environment and oceans via waterways, winds and tides.

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is a thermoplastic polymer resinthat is widely used in our daily lives. PET can be synthesized
from fossil energy resources and biomass.Because of its excellent mechanical properties and chemical stability, the applications of
PET are very extensive, such as in synthetic fibers, water and soda-drink bottles, food packaging, plastic films and insulation
materials.The amount of waste plastic has increased rapidly with the development of the plastic industry.The annual world
consumption of PET has exceeded 50 million tons and is still increasing markedly owing to its widespread use in the fields of bottles,
packaging and fibers.Among different PET recycling methods, chemical recycling has been extensively investigated as the most
effective method to convert PET into monomers and oligomers.There are some methods for the recycling of PET, such as
methanolysis, glycolysis, hydrolysis and aminolysis.However, there are many unfavorable factors in these methods, including: the
organic solvents (like methanol) used in the reaction process; pollution of the environment; harsh reaction conditions like high
temperature and pressure; complex separation processes, i.e., the raw materials, products, and acid–base catalyst medium are
difficult to separate.Therefore, a green solvent for the depolymerization of PET needs to be developed.

The same properties that make plastics so useful — their durability and resistance to degradation — also make
them nearly impossible for nature to completely break down. Most plastic items never fully disappear; they just
get smaller and smaller. Many of these tiny plastic particles are swallowed by farm animals or fish who mistake
them for food, and thus can find their way onto our dinner plates. They’ve also been found in a majority of the
world’s tap water. By clogging sewers and providing breeding grounds for mosquitoes and pests, plastic waste —
especially plastic bags — can increase the transmission of vector-borne diseases like malaria.
Ritchie, H., & Roser, M. (2018, September). Plastic Pollution.
Our World in Data. https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution
‌
Our planet is drowning in plastic pollution. This World
Environment Day, it’s time for a change. (2018). Unep.org.
https://www.unep.org/interactive/beat-plastic-pollution/
‌