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The Veolia report shows that under the premise of proper disposal and recycling, plastic packaging has lower carbon emissions than packaging materials such as paper, glass, stainless steel and aluminum; to minimize packaging environmental footprint and carbon emissions, the key is to reduce use and reuse And recycling, and effective waste management; If all plastics are recycled and reused, an average of 30 to 150 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced annually, which is equivalent to shutting down 8 to 40 coal-fired power plants worldwide.
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The world's largest environmental protection group France Veolia (Veolia) a few days ago claimed that under the premise of proper disposal and recycling, plastic packaging has the lowest carbon emissions compared to other packaging solutions.
Plastic carbon emissions are lower than paper, glass, stainless steel and aluminum
Veolia’s "Inspecting the Carbon Footprint of Materials" report was recently published at Imperial College in London.
According to the report, most case evaluations show that packaging of materials such as paper, glass, stainless steel and aluminum produces higher carbon emissions than plastics during the entire life cycle.
Taking plastic bottles as an example, Veolia claims that replacing plastic bottles with glass bottles on a global scale will generate additional carbon emissions equivalent to 22 large coal-fired power plants.
The environmental services company stated that to minimize the environmental footprint and carbon emissions, the key is to reduce, reuse and optimize recyclable materials, as well as effective waste management at the end of the packaging life.
Recycling reduces carbon emissions by 3-8% compared to original manufacturing
The report shows that in terms of various environmental indicators, recycling "will always surpass original production".
With the widespread application of renewable energy and the implementation of demand management strategies, increasing the recycling potential of plastics can not only reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of plastics in the life cycle, but also prevent them from entering the marine environment.
"As we seek to establish a green recycling system and create a world with zero carbon emissions, this report emphasizes that plastics can play a key role, but the premise is that they must be produced, used, and recycled in a responsible manner.
Plastics can play a key role in creating a zero-carbon world, provided that they are produced, used, and recycled in a responsible manner.
“At present, only 9% of the world’s plastics are recycled, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in plastic recycling.
Nick Voulvoulis, professor of environmental technology at Imperial College London, said: The main dilemma faced by plastics at present is due to the impact of plastics on the marine environment and the possible impact on the health of humans and ecosystems.
The use of plastics has attracted public attention, and one of the main reasons is that the recycling process has not been done properly, which has caused environmental impacts.
He said that the results of this study show that the removal, reduction, reuse or recycling of recycled plastic packaging is an important part of the future packaging development before there is a better packaging alternative solution.
(Keyword: Plastic)