Plastic pollution and solutions
Plastic pollution has never been so important. According to Greenpeace, every year, 12.7 million tonnes of plastic waste end up in our seas and oceans. The problem of plastic goes back many years ago. In fact, between 1950 and 2015 only 9% of plastic waste has been recycled. Which led us to the current ecological disaster. But the situation is not hopeless. Small gestures of everyone can turn it around. Indeed, a multitude of innovative solutions is developing to encourage recycling effectively.
Plastic pollution
The problem of plastic pollution has therefore disastrous effects on seas, oceans and
rivers. But not only. Pollution from plastic waste also affects the wild life (fauna and flora), the environment in general and the habitat, but also humans who are source of the problem. The irrational management of plastic production and its low total degradability, make this material a real issue for our planet.
The system around the plastic
The system around plastic is, in fact, a deficient system whether it’s production, use, disposal or even recycling. In addition, the low cost of this material leads to its massive use and dispose. According to the UNO, this is hundreds of tons of plastic waste per second that pollute our planet. And these alarming observations, plastic production is steadily increasing.
The urgency to act
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According to WWF study, global production of plastic waste could cover 41% of our seas and oceans by 2030 if nothing is done. In this scenario, the amount of plastic pollutants in the oceans would have simply doubled. While today our planet has already a new continent made up of aggregated plastic waste. NGOs trigger alarms that we cannot simply ignore.
Solutions against plastic pollution
After reading this catastrophic picture, no one can stand idle by. Encouraging innovation, knowing and also reinforcing existing solutions, will make a bright new horizon possible; a world without plastic waste. It will take many and long steps including the recovery and recycling of plastic waste to hope to see this new horizon.
Different directions to fight against plastic pollution
Still according to the WWF study, three essential directions are to be considered to fight effectively against plastic pollution. Indeed, to be able to envisage this future, the reduction plastic production is essential. As well as the drastic reduction of single use plastics. But also, 100% of our plastic waste must be collected to hope for at least 60% recycling rate (not all are recyclable yet). Plastic production must then be better regulated to eliminate those components constituting some plastic products that slow down their recycling ability. Last, every citizen, from every country, can participate in the fight against pollution of plastic waste at it own scale.
ZeLoop App
The promotion of plastic recycling is a key issue. Recycling is mainly about giving plastic waste value for a new use. Using ZeLoop application allows to take part in a fun and rewarding way to the action against plastic pollution of our planet. It will reward you for your actions of plastic bottles collection allowing their recycling. Together, we can really do a lot. Take care of our planet becomes a game in which winning will have a real and concrete impact. Your actions of collection and recycling are valued and rewarded. You can even trade your trophies against goods, services or money.
Conclusion
It is important to understand that everyone can take action against pollution plastic. This environmental problem can be stopped if consciences are awakened and efforts combined. Being aware of the seriousness of the situation can only push us to act. And thanks to the application designed and proposed by ZeLoop, absolutely anyone can take part in the action. Moreover, without this being considered as any constraint. With the ZeLoop app, saving the environment is now doable with a simple phone.
Eric Schaffner
www.zeloop.net
