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Empty used and dirty plastic bottles on the shores of the Black Sea.Getty
Coca-Cola revealed to have created 3 million tons of plastic packaging a year, thus revealing the amount of plastic used first time in a report published by Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with UN Environment. & nbsp;
The first Global Engagement Report calls for breaking the secrecy of companies' plastic footprints and reveals the details of industry and government efforts to combat plastic waste and pollution. The global 31 Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Colgate Palmolive, MARS Incorporated, Nestle, SC Johnson and Unilever are among the companies that have publicly disclosed their packaging volumes. & nbsp;
Annual production of Coca-Cola plastic it raises to about 108 billion bottles a year, more than a fifth of the world's PET bottle production of around 500 billion bottles a year, according to The Guardian.
This comes as England plans to adopt a new recycling system Consumers would pay on all beverage containers a deposit similar to those existing in other countries. & nbsp;
From Sweden Pants token system has been around for more than three decades. Consumers return plastic bottles to recycling machines and receive a token (trousers) in exchange for either 1 SEK for a small bottle or 2 SEK for a large one. The token can be used for charitable donations, return to a PayPal account or be offset by food purchase bills in supermarkets.
In 2017, 85% of bottles and cans were recycled, compared to a government goal of 90%.
These are steps in the right direction, but the plastic problem is complicated. Few materials are as effective and versatile in packaging as plastic; it is lightweight, durable and relatively waterproof. Like & nbsp;Kjetil B & oslash; hn, CEO of Quantafuel AS said, "The big problem is what is the alternative?
Swedish government aims to recycle 90% of beverage containers with its PANT programHeather Farmbrough
He points out that carbon emissions are higher if you produce a paper bag than if you made a plastic bag. He adds:
Part of the problem is that it is very difficult to mechanically recycle plastic – the moment you print on it, when you have different colors, it is corrupt.
Quantafuel is building a cleaner diesel plant in Denmark from recycled plastic. The Oslo-based company receives daily requests for information from companies wondering how to recycle plastics into hydrocarbons.
B & oslash; hn attracts for the first time attention to the recent EU directive incorporating recycled hydrocarbons into the future energy mix of Europe. "This lays the foundation for a new market, attracting growing interest from major oil companies and the petrochemical industry," he observes. B & oslash; hn. "All those who produce plastic will be under pressure to recycle it as energy."
This has important implications for the petrochemical industry. In a report on the problem of plastic packaging, McKinsey & amp; Co support that the The chemical industry potentially has a lot to gain by building a new branch of petrochemicals and plastics based on recycling. This could generate a profit of $ 55 billion a year by 2030.
The consultants believe that if the demand for plastics follows its current trajectory, global volumes of plastics and waste would rise from 260 million tons per year in 2016 to 460 million tons per year by 2030, to take what is already a serious environmental problem to a whole new level.
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Empty used and dirty plastic bottles on the shores of the Black Sea.Getty
Coca-Cola has revealed it has created 3 million tons of plastic packaging a year, revealing the amount of plastic it's using for the first time in a report released by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with UN Environment.
The first Global Engagement Report calls for breaking the secrecy of companies' plastic footprints and reveals the details of industry and government efforts to combat plastic waste and pollution. The global 31 Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Colgate Palmolive, MARS Incorporated, Nestle, SC Johnson and Unilever are among the companies that have publicly disclosed their packaging volumes.
Annual production of Coca-Cola plastic is about 108 billion bottles a year, more than a fifth of the world's PET bottle production of about 500 billion bottles a year, according to The Guardian.
This comes as England is considering adopting a new recycling scheme that would allow consumers to post a bond on all beverage containers, similar to that found in other countries.
The Swedish system of Pant tokens has been in existence for more than three decades. Consumers return plastic bottles to recycling machines and receive a token (trousers) in exchange for either 1 SEK for a small bottle or 2 SEK for a large one. The token can be used for charitable donations, return to a PayPal account or be offset by food purchase bills in supermarkets.
In 2017, 85% of bottles and cans were recycled, compared to a government target of 90%.
These are steps in the right direction, but the plastic problem is complicated. Few materials are as effective and versatile in packaging as plastic; it is lightweight, durable and relatively waterproof. As Kjetil Bøhn, CEO of Quantafuel AS, states: "The big problem is what is the alternative?
Swedish government aims to recycle 90% of beverage containers with its PANT programHeather Farmbrough
He points out that carbon emissions are higher if you produce a paper bag than if you made a plastic bag. He adds:
Part of the problem is that it is very difficult to mechanically recycle plastic – the moment you print on it, when you have different colors, it is corrupt.
Quantafuel is building a cleaner diesel plant in Denmark from recycled plastic. The Oslo-based company receives daily requests for information from companies wondering how to recycle plastics into hydrocarbons.
Bøhn draws attention to the recent EU directive incorporating for the first time recycled hydrocarbons into the future European energy mix. "This lays the foundation for a new market, attracting growing interest from major oil companies and the petrochemical industry," he observes. Bohn. "All those who produce plastic will be under pressure to recycle it as energy."
This has important implications for the petrochemical industry. In a report on the problem of plastic packaging, McKinsey & Co state that the The chemical industry potentially has a lot to gain by building a new branch of petrochemicals and plastics based on recycling. This could generate a profit of $ 55 billion a year by 2030.
The consultants estimate that if plastic demand continues its current trajectory, global volumes of plastic waste would rise from 260 million tons per year in 2016 to 460 million tons per year by 2030, which would increase this already serious environmental problem on a whole new level.