plastica monouso

There are Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestlé, Danone and many others.Fewer than 60 multinationals are responsible for almost half of the world's plastic pollution, including 6 companies which alone represent a quarter of the total:this is what emerges from a new study conducted by an international team of scientists including some belonging to non-profit organizations.The research, already subjected to peer review and published in the scientific journal Science Advances, was based on the work of tens of thousands of volunteers who analyzed almost 2 million pieces of plastic waste collected in 84 different countries over a 5-year period from beaches, parks and rivers.This is a research that will focus the magnifying glass on single-use plastic and on the recycling strategies of multinationals since, according to the study's analyses, there is a correlation with direct proportionality between the annual plastic production of companies and the frequency of their brand detected among the wast...

From October 1st in the United Kingdom it is no longer possible to sell - in shops for example - or use for commercial purposes - such as in bars - specific disposable plastic products.Cutlery, glasses and polystyrene food containers have been banned, as have the sticks to which balloons are attached.The restrictions also concern plates, trays and bowls, but those who offer a takeaway service (with products to take away) can still use containers and wrappers if filled at the point of sale or previously.In other words, Brits will continue to find fruit wrapped in plastic bags, ready meals and pre-packaged salads on supermarket shelves.In any case, the new regulation is a step forward because it expands the one already introduced starting from 2018, when the country imposed the stop the production of cosmetic microspheres, that is, those microplastics contained in personal care products such as bubble baths and toothpastes.And it follows that of 2020, when the Government banned the marke...