Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment, and only 9% successfully recycled, according to a new OECD report. Almost half of all plastic waste is generated in OECD countries, according to the Outlook.
The Environmental Blog
MARCH 19, 2020
Clothing production has approximately doubled since 2000, and it doesn’t show signs of slowing down. The microplastics in clothes are non-biodegradable and pollute the water. Think of the movement for plastic straw alternatives. In 2012, they produced 840 million articles of clothing. The Effects of Fast Fashion.
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Unsustainable
OCTOBER 12, 2019
The banning of disposable plastic water bottles is the most reasonable, sustainable, and conscientious plan for the future; and this ban should begin now. Furthermore, there is no simple solution to this issue, as plastic is produced by many different industries for many different purposes. In 2014-15, in Australia, around 2.5
Business Green
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Campaigners are stepping up calls for a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, as evidence grows that voluntary measures are struggling to turn the tide of plastic waste. At the same time, plastic waste has more than doubled, rising from 156 million tonnes to 353 million tonnes over of the same period.
Green Business Bureau
JANUARY 18, 2023
The word Anthropocene was coined by biologist Eugene Stormer and chemist Paul Crutzen in 2000 and has since gained popularity and acclaim. . Today we find ourselves in the Anthropocene , an unofficial unit of geologic time where human activity has started to have a notable and significant impact on the Earth’s climate and ecosystems.
EDF + Business
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Founded in 2000, Ecocem has four manufacturing facilities across Western Europe, selling into several major international markets including France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Scandinavia, the UK, etc. Decarbonizing packaging Since the 1950s, the world has produced over 9 billion tons (bt) of plastics.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 21, 2021
in 2000, the New York Times expressed that it arrived just at the right time as consumers had become more likely to hunt for bargains rather than shop at department stores and it was now “more chic to pay less.” This consumption demand has driven fashion retailers to producing almost twice the amount of clothing than they did in 2000. .
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