Title: Plastics in Europe

... some headlines...

Europa generates every year 25,8 million of tonnes of waste of plastic and only a 30% of the total recycles. (2019/06/05)

Every year 12 million of tonnes of plastic arrive at the sea.

From 2021 they will not be able to commercialise cotton buds, coated, dishes, straws and stirrers of drinks, containers for food and drinks of expanded polystyrene,…

Members States of Europe will have to recover the 90% of the bottles of plastic at 2029. At 2025 the 25% of the plastic of the bottles will have to be recycled and the 30% at 2030.

The 2030 all the containers of plastic at Europa will have to be reusable or recyclable.

PLASTICS IN EUROPE

... facts and figures...

Q: Mostly, plastic production in Europe is for:
- packaging (correct)
- agriculture
- building and construction
- automotive

Q: Greece has a higher recycling rate of plastic packaging waste than Spain
A: false

Q: Romania and Italy have a similar recycling rate of plastic packaging waste
A: true

PLASTICS IN EUROPE

... EU strategy to reduce plastic waste...

PLASTICS IN EUROPE

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