{"id":61871,"date":"2021-02-11T03:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T02:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=61871"},"modified":"2021-02-10T11:01:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T10:01:16","slug":"plastics-a-growing-environmental-and-climate-concern-how-can-europe-revert-that-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/plastics-a-growing-environmental-and-climate-concern-how-can-europe-revert-that-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastics, a growing environmental and climate concern: how can Europe revert that trend?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jonathan-chng-OTDyDgPoJ_0-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-61875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jonathan-chng-OTDyDgPoJ_0-unsplash-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Plastics, a growing environmental and climate concern: how can Europe revert that trend?\" width=\"464\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jonathan-chng-OTDyDgPoJ_0-unsplash-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jonathan-chng-OTDyDgPoJ_0-unsplash-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jonathan-chng-OTDyDgPoJ_0-unsplash-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jonathan-chng-OTDyDgPoJ_0-unsplash-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jonathan-chng-OTDyDgPoJ_0-unsplash-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The ever-increasing amount of plastic, its impact on biodiversity and contribution to climate change, and how to deal with it in a circular economy perspective have been on the European Union\u2019s policy agenda for years. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the attention for plastic waste with images of masks in our seas, and large amounts of single-use protective gear. In the circular plastics economy report, published today, the European Environment Agency (EEA) analyses the need and potential for a shift to a circular and sustainable approach to our use of plastics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While awareness, concern and action over how we dispose of plastics in the marine environment and elsewhere have grown enormously in recent years, there are many other and less known impacts of plastics, including its contribution to climate change and new challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the EEA report \u2018<a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/publications\/plastics-the-circular-economy-and\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plastics, the circular economy and Europe\u2032s environment \u2014 A priority for action<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The report looks at plastics production, consumption and trade, the environmental and climate impact of plastics during their life cycle and explores the transition towards a circular plastics economy through three pathways involving policymakers, industry and consumers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe challenges posed by plastics are to a large extent due to the fact that our production and consumption systems are not sustainable. The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change have amplified public attention for the plastic waste crisis we face. It is clear that the best way is to shift to a fundamentally sustainable and circular plastics economy, where we use plastics much more wisely and better reuse and recycle them. Moreover, producing plastics from renewable raw materials should be the starting point\u201d said Hans Bruyninckx, EEA Executive Director.<\/p>\n<p>The EEA report points to\u00a0<strong>three pathways for the way ahead<\/strong>\u00a0including smarter use of plastics, increased circularity, and use of renewable raw materials. Together these can help ensure we achieve a sustainable and circular plastics system. Alongside the report, two related briefings on\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/themes\/waste\/resource-efficiency\/plastic-in-textiles-towards-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plastics and textiles<\/a>\u00a0and on enabling\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/themes\/waste\/resource-efficiency\/a-framework-for-enabling-circular\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circular business models<\/a>\u00a0are also published today.<\/p>\n<h3>COVID-19 pandemic and plastics<\/h3>\n<p>The coronavirus pandemic has caused changes in the production, consumption and waste of plastics. Plastic masks play a vital role in limiting the further spread of COVID-19. But the surge in plastic waste due to the demand for masks and gloves, plus changed production and use of single use plastics products like food take-away containers and plastic packaging for online sales can jeopardise EU efforts in the short term to curb plastic pollution and move to a more sustainable and circular plastics system.<\/p>\n<h3>More information<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/highlights\/plastics-environmental-concern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Environment Agency &#8211; Full article\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ever-increasing amount of plastic, its impact on biodiversity and contribution to climate change, and how to deal with it in a circular economy perspective have been on the European Union\u2019s policy agenda for years. 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