Tag: plastic
Swedes’ use of plastic bags is increasing
Published: Just now full screen In 2022, the consumption of plastic bags increased slightly compared to 2021. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT In 2022, an average of 17 plastic carrier bags were…
Swedes’ use of plastic bags is increasing
At the same time, 83 plastic bags were used per person in 2017 and the annual consumption has thus decreased by 66 plastic bags since then. The Environmental Protection Agency…
An agreement to dispose of plastic waste is being hammered out in Paris – “We can’t get out of this mess with recycling alone”
The meeting talks about the necessity of recycling and reducing plastic production. The aim is to put the agreement into effect at the end of next year. Negotiations have begun…
“Compostable” plastic packaging, not a solution for Ademe
News Published on 05/29/2023 at 12:04 p.m. Updated 05/29/2023 at 12:04 p.m. Reading 1 min. “Compostable” plastic packaging is “not a solution”, and the priority must be to limit the…
Pollution: how California is tackling the single-use plastic problem head-on
News Published on 05/29/2023 at 09:05 Updated 05/29/2023 at 09:05 Reading 3 mins. While the US west coast state has activated a $53.9 billion plan to accelerate the ecological transition,…
These chipolatas are likely to contain pieces of metal and plastic
News Published on 05/04/2023 at 6:07 p.m. Updated 05/04/2023 at 6:07 p.m. Reading 2 mins. According to the government site Rappel Conso, a batch of plain chipolatas is the subject…
Why do so many USB and charging cables have a strange piece of plastic built into them?
Anyone who has ever held a charging cable in their hands will have noticed a strange, round plastic part. But what is it and what exactly does it do? USB…
“Reuse, recycle and alternative”, the UN’s triple solution against plastic pollution
News Published on 05/19/2023 at 08:09 Updated 05/19/2023 at 08:09 Reading 2 mins. The world must halve “single-use” plastics and massively adopt the triptych of “reuse, recycle and alternative” to…
Pumpkin to replace plastic packaging
News Published on 05/19/2023 at 10:34 am Updated 05/19/2023 at 10:34 am Reading 2 mins. In gratin or crumble, if not to make lanterns for Halloween, squash can be used…
Plastic on the menu when environment ministers meet in Sweden
Published: Just now full screen Plastic is a big problem both for animals, plants and the climate. A new global agreement to reduce littering and use is underway. Archive image.…