Plastic pollution is a growing problem. And plastic production is expected to double by 2050, according to global forecasts. In France, the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (Cese) votes this Tuesday, April 11 a series of recommendations for a future global – and binding – treaty on plastic planned by 2024.
A dead sea turtle, a belly full of plastic, or a roadside dump. Not to mention the thousands of toxic substances that seep into our environment, or the quantities of greenhouse gases released during its petroleum-based manufacture.
It is difficult today to escape plastic pollution, explains Sabine Roux de Bézieux, president of the Fondation de la mer: “ Plastic pollution is absolutely everywhere. In the air, in the water, in the soil. So we ingest, we breathe plastic. The consequences can be dramatic because they are found absolutely everywhere on the planet. In the smallest isolated space, we find plastic pollution. We have become totally dependent on it. »
Eliminate unnecessary plastics
She is one of the rapporteurs of the opinion of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, which aims to end plastic pollution by 2040, between sobriety and waste sorting center. ” First, we remove all the plastics that are useless. 81% of plastics have a lifespan of less than one year. So, we can well imagine that on these plastics, there is a whole series of them that we will be able to remove. Reuse, deposit, reuse, are still underused. » This opinion will be used in particular for the world treaty scheduled for March 2022, environment ministers from the 175 states of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEP). Legally binding, it must be adopted by 2024 against plastic pollution. A negotiation meeting is due to take place in Paris from May 29 to June 2.
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