Plastic — latest ecology news
![In Ukraine, plan to ban the use of disposable plastic dishes](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Untitled-design-18-1024x724-1-500x354.png)
The Ministry of Environment assured that the ban on the circulation of single-use plastic products on the Ukrainian market will not take place "as soon as tomorrow"
![Scientists have found an unexpected source of microplastics present in every home](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shutterstock_2453737871-500x333.jpg)
Until now, no one paid much attention to household sponges, as powerful suppliers of tiny plastic particles to the environment
![Scientists tell which color plastic is more dangerous for people and the environment](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_1970453993-500x334.jpg)
They also gave recommendations to manufacturers, designers and consumers
![Volunteers "turned" bottle caps into 3 drones and an ambulance for the Armed Forces](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_518479315-500x334.jpg)
The next goal is to collect 10 million caps for the purchase of 5 more unmanned aerial vehicles
![Ukrainians are urged to refuse artificial flowers on memorial days](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1886460625-500x334.jpg)
Fresh flowers and plants will look more impressive and, most importantly, will not cause any harm to the environment
![Ukrainians are urged to abandon artificial flowers at cemeteries: what are the reasons?](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1221552697-500x333.jpg)
A number of communities have already banned artificial flowers on their territories
![Kharkiv eco-activists will recycle plastic into new things on their own](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/shutterstock_2341260979-500x334.jpg)
With the support of Slovenia, it was possible to purchase a plastic shredder and an extruder
![A machine for receiving plastic bottles was installed in NUBIP in Kyiv. Photo.](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/zobrazhennya_viber_2024-03-14_16-37-00-231-500x375.jpg)
The collected recyclables will be sent for processing, and the money will be donated to charity
![An IDP from Mariupol joined the beach cleanup in Italy. Photo.](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/7D7F80C6-5E57-4216-89F1-A38A3C78E014-500x313.jpeg)
As part of the global campaign, volunteers removed 3.6 million kg of plastic per day
![EU plans to ban single-use plastic packaging by 2030](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/891B3215-AF45-4B95-8941-CAC99BA4ECD1-500x313.jpeg)
In 2021, the amount of packaging waste in the EU increased to 84 million tons
![The plastic recycling industry is under threat in the EU](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_1894789522-500x334.jpg)
The EU is preparing a new Regulation on packaging and packaging waste, which sets requirements for the content of secondary raw materials and the level of recycling
![Petrochemical giants have known for 30 years about the impossibility of plastic recycling – study](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/62655CE3-4582-427D-A1B7-63FA887DE3B1-500x313.jpeg)
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