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BIONANOPOLYS: innovation in bionanomaterials for a more sustainable future

13/01/2025

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: ITENE


How to make Europe the first climate neutral continent by 2050.


Natalia Ortuño y Nieves Barnuevo - ITENE

 

Some of the data, which to this day are still worrying, such as more than 25 million tons of plastics produced annually, with a low recycling rate (around 30%) or that more than 500,000 tons of plastics reach the sea each year and represent 80% of marine litter. In addition, more than 150,000 tons of microplastics reach European oceans each year, affecting marine fauna and ecosystems.

 

Despite policies, single-use plastics remain one of the main sources of plastic pollution and, although recycling has improved, only 30% of plastics are actually recycled. Also relevant is the impact on...READING MORE AT https://www.infopack.es/revista/319/index58.html

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