Plastic Industry and World Environmental Problems

Shanty Oktavilia,Andryan Setyadharma,Indah Fajarini Sri Wahyuningsum,Firmansyah Firmansyah,Mita Hapsari,B Warsito,Sudarno Sudarno,T Triadi Putranto

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202020205020

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https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020205020

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Abstract

The problem of managing plastic waste is the focus of the entire world today. Mismanaged plastics make a significant contribution to the increase in carbon emissions as a result of the release of plastic chemicals that are exposed to sunlight or are burned. The plastics industry which continues to experience an increase in production makes plastic waste continue to increase from year to year. This study aims to determine the relationship of the effect of the amount of plastic production on increasing the amount of co2 emission carbon at the global level using a simple linear regression analysis tool. The results showed that the production of plastics had a positive and significant effect, which meant that the higher the plastics produced by the plastics industry, the higher the amount of CO2 emission carbon. Similarly, the GDP per capita variable, showed positive and significant results. this means that the income pattern of the world community still has a positive effect on environmental degradation.

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Plastic waste is an environmental crisis faced by almost all countries in the world
Pollution management caused by plastics is one of the challenges that must be overcome by all countries with relatively low environmental standards, especially in Asia, which is the largest contributor of plastic waste in the world
Net GHG removals refer to changes in the atmospheric level of all greenhouse gases caused by forest change and land use activities, and include the following: (a) CO2 emissions and removals from decreasing or increasing biomass stocks due to forest management, logging, collection firewood, etc .; (b) Conversion of existing forests and natural grasslands to other land uses; (c) Elimination of CO2 from the abandonment of previously managed land; and (d) Emissions and CO2 emissions in the soil associated with land use change and management

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Plastic waste is an environmental crisis faced by almost all countries in the world. The treatment of plastic waste is difficult and the processing causes consequences for the environment. Some opinions state that plastic causes problems for the environment since it is produced in an industry, until when it becomes waste because it is difficult to decompose [2]. The plastic industry is growing due to high public demand. Plastic demand is high because the product is used mass in the community. Pollution management caused by plastics is one of the challenges that must be overcome by all countries with relatively low environmental standards, especially in Asia, which is the largest contributor of plastic waste in the world

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