{"id":38699,"date":"2018-11-03T21:58:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T18:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=38699"},"modified":"2021-10-30T07:27:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T07:27:43","slug":"plastic-waste-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/plastic-waste-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The Problem of Plastic Waste in the World and How to Save the Environment from It"},"content":{"rendered":"

The facts and statistics that detail the amount of plastic waste in the environment do not paint a pretty picture.<\/h2>\n

In fact, plastic waste statistics are disastrous.<\/p>\n

In the last decade, there has been more plastic churned out of factories around the world, used (sometimes for just seconds<\/em>), and dumped than ever before in history.<\/p>\n

A shocking fifty percent of this has been used just once. It is then discarded and sits festering in dump yards, waterways, and in oceans around the world, taking a millennium to fully break-down<\/p>\n

To put this into perspective, every year we chuck away enough plastic to go around the earth, not once or twice, but four times over.<\/p>\n

So where is all this plastic coming from?<\/p>\n

Plastic Bottles: The Poster Boy of Plastic Waste<\/h3>\n

Plastic bottles are a major contributor to the plastic waste nightmare that has swept the world.<\/p>\n

Although there are some slight signs that we have started to wake up and realize that buying a single-use plastic bottle is absolutely absurd. There are still approximately one-million<\/a> plastic bottles sold every sixty seconds around the world.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this number is set to increase by another twenty percent over the next three years and have a guess how much of this plastic is recycled: just 27%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That leaves us with billions and billions of empty plastic bottles endlessly floating around our oceans<\/a>, littering our beaches, and spoiling our countrysides.<\/p>\n

The Simple Solution:<\/h4>\n

Just buy yourself a reusable water bottle made out of durable material. This will stop your reliance on plastic bottles<\/a>. It\u2019s really as simple as that. The only thing you need to do is remember to take it with you everywhere you go.<\/p>\n

Plastic Bag Waste<\/h3>\n

Another major culprit, plastic bags<\/a>, create an even bigger problem. Did you know that the average time we use a plastic bag for is just twelve measly minutes?<\/p>\n

One study<\/a><\/u> found that your average Ozzy will go through 170 bags a year, and that is peanuts compared to China, where two million are used every minute!<\/p>\n

Global statistics are even more worrying. It is thought that we use a trillion plastic bags a year \u2014 yes, one trillion. That\u2019s 1,000,000,000,000.<\/p>\n

The Simple Solution:<\/h4>\n

Again the solution is ridiculously simple. All you need to do is purchase a tote bag, or two, and re-use it every time you go grocery shopping. After a few shopping trips, you will be in the habit of doing this, until you never need another plastic bag again.<\/p>\n

Plastic Packaging and Utensils<\/h3>\n

Single-serve plastic packaging is another huge contributor.<\/p>\n

Think about the last time you got a takeaway. It would have likely been delivered in a plastic Tupperware container, with a pair of plastic utensils accompanying it, all wrapped up in a plastic bag.<\/p>\n

Research<\/a><\/u> has found that in the US, over a hundred million plastic utensils and over five hundred million plastic straws are purchased, used for just seconds, and mindlessly thrown out every day.<\/p>\n

The Simple Solution:<\/h4>\n

There are countless ways you can solve this, three examples are:<\/p>\n

Refuse drinks with plastic straws, and purchase a reusable straw made from sustainably sourced materials like bamboo.<\/p>\n

Rather than taking away every time, ensure you have enough time to sit down in the cafe for your coffee and drink from a proper coffee mug<\/strong> (it\u2019s much nicer anyway<\/em>). Better still, invest in a reusable coffee cup that\u2019s well insulated and keeps your coffee warm all morning.<\/p>\n

Ask your takeaway service to avoid excess packaging, and make sure they do not sneak in any plastic cutlery.<\/p>\n

Out of the Spotlight: Plastic Sunglasses<\/h3>\n

Beyond these major sources of plastic waste, there are other lesser-known sources of plastic waste that need our attention<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Take the fashion industry. The number of plastic accessories that are discarded after little use is getting out of hand.<\/p>\n

For example, the vast majority of sunglasses are made out of plastic, even the lenses. Think about how many pairs we needlessly get through.<\/p>\n

We usually get rid of our sunglasses because the lenses get a little worn down. This is understandable, but also unnecessary. People should know that there are other, less wasteful, options.<\/p>\n

The Solution: Support Companies That Minimise Consumerism<\/h4>\n

Fortunately, there are many companies out there that are doing their bit to help stop the treadmill of consumerism.<\/p>\n

There are many companies that are offering services to make your goods last.<\/p>\n

For example, you\u2019ve got a great pair of sunglasses which have taken you ages to find and cost you a pretty penny to buy. You\u2019ve had them for years but one day you drop them and break one of the lenses.<\/p>\n

In this condition, you can\u2019t use them but instead of just throwing them in the closest bin you can get new lenses for a fraction of the price of new sunglasses and help the environment<\/a> at the same time.<\/p>\n

Some other major brands are going a step further and collecting rubbish from the ocean to create entire denim collections made from this plastic waste. Even high-class celebrities such as Pharrell Williams are getting behind the movement and endorsing these products.<\/p>\n

A Throw-away Society<\/h3>\n

The way we think as a society: throw it away and carry on with our day, needs to change<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

By being a little bit more organized, fixing things rather than throwing them out, and being a little more adamant in refusing plastic, we can make huge progress in reducing the amount<\/a> of plastic waste we produce.<\/p>\n

References<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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