Fuente: EEA, https://www.eea.europa.eu

Artículo publicado el 20 de febrero de 2023

Scaling up good practices can boost sustainability of plastics

«Plastics have many useful applications, but the global production and consumption trends of these materials are currently unsustainable. Circular and sustainability practices throughout the lifecycle of plastics can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and waste. According to a European Environment Agency (EEA) analysis, published today, many such good practice examples already exist and would need to be scaled up to enable a circular plastics economy in Europe.»

«The EEA briefing ‘Pathways towards circular plastics in Europe — good practice examples from countries, business and citizens is intended to inspire businesses, policymakers and citizens to make the production and consumption of plastics more circular and sustainable. The briefing is based on an underpinning technical report by the EEA’s European Topic Centre on Circular Economy and Resource Use.

According to the EEA briefing, three main pathways can make the production and consumption of plastics more sustainable: smarter use of plastics, increased circularity, and more renewable materials.

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El artículo completo y todos los detalles se pueden encontrar aquí: https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/scaling-up-good-practices-can

Para poder descargarse el documento » «Pathways towards circular plastics in Europe — good practice examples from countries, business and citizens»» mencionado,  en el enlace:  https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/pathways-towards-circular-plastics-in/pathways-towards-circular-plastics-in