It’s no secret that the world has a plastic bag pollution problem. In the United States alone, 100 billion are used each year—the European Union goes through another 100 billion bags—and these single-use plastics often end up in the environment, where they pose a threat to animals. Rather than decom
READ MOREPlastic bags are a huge problem. Some 160,000 of them are used every second. That’s five trillion bags a year. And fewer than 3 per cent are recycled. It isn’t surprising that waste plastic bags seem to be everywhere. Take the sea, for instance. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is one of five major a
READ MOREPlastic recycling refers to the process of recovering waste or scrap plastic and reprocessing the materials into functional and useful products. This activity is known as the plastic recycling process. The goal of recycling plastic is to reduce high rates of plastic pollution while putting less pres
READ MOREIt is understood that the Yiwu City currently handles more than 1,200 tons of domestic waste daily, of which up to several tons of plastic waste. All household garbage in Yiwu City has been transported to Tashan Landfill and waste incineration plant for processing. In the Tashan Landfill, colorful p
READ MOREBiodegradable bags are created using materials that will allow the bags to completely decompose after a period of time. Most biodegradable plastic bags are said to decompose in three years, although many completely disintegrate in less time. The bags leave no discernible trace and are completely harmless to the environment.
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