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Photo – EU plans to ban single-use plastic packaging by 2030
EU plans to ban single-use plastic packaging by 2030

In 2021, the amount of packaging waste in the EU increased to 84 million tons

Photo – The plastic recycling industry is under threat in the EU
The plastic recycling industry is under threat in the EU

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

Photo – Petrochemical giants have known for 30 years about the impossibility of plastic recycling – study
Petrochemical giants have known for 30 years about the impossibility of plastic recycling – study

Oil industry misinformation is behind two of the most catastrophic environmental pollution crises in human history

Photo – Vinnytsia started accepting plastic lids for recycling for money: where to bring them
Vinnytsia started accepting plastic lids for recycling for money: where to bring them

To collect 1 kg of caps, you need to collect 15 kg of bottles

Photo – EU lawmakers are looking to tighten regulations on plastic pollution after the accident in Spain
EU lawmakers are looking to tighten regulations on plastic pollution after the accident in Spain

Each year, 176,000 metric tons of plastic pellets enter the environment

Photo – Prisoners began to be involved in the processing of fishing garbage in Great Britain
Prisoners began to be involved in the processing of fishing garbage in Great Britain

Previously, fishermen did not have a suitable place where they could bring their old tackle

Photo – Separate waste collection was launched in a town in the Poltava region,
Separate waste collection was launched in a town in the Poltava region,

This is the first practice of container waste collection in Hrebinka

Photo – Residents of Poltava have been unable to recycle plastic for weeks: all the details
Residents of Poltava have been unable to recycle plastic for weeks: all the details

Utilities plan to purchase 600 containers for sorting, but the required number is 1,000

Photo – Plastic waste is turned into jewelry, bags and benches in Dnipro. Video
Plastic waste is turned into jewelry, bags and benches in Dnipro. Video

The station is open every Thursday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m

Photo – The residents of Poltava were given the opportunity to sort garbage into 23 types of raw materials
The residents of Poltava were given the opportunity to sort garbage into 23 types of raw materials

The company plans to install bins for sorting waste in 11 stores of the chain and scale up the project

Photo – A resident of Sumy region started making gasoline from the garbage he collects in the forest
A resident of Sumy region started making gasoline from the garbage he collects in the forest

The inventor wanted to start industrial production of plastic fuel in the community, but the initiative was ignored

Photo – Airborne microplastics may affect cloud formation and weather – study
Airborne microplastics may affect cloud formation and weather – study

Cloud water samples were taken at an altitude of 1545 m above sea level