The Influence of the Plastic Bags on the Environment

Valentina Constanta Tudor,Ancuta Marin,Diana Zamfir Vasca,Dragos Ion Smedescu,Marius Mihai Micu

doi:10.37358/mp.18.4.5081

Abstract

It is known, as well as a rule, that plastic materials can not instictively and naturally degrade when released into the environment. Due to the persistence of plastics to degradation and also to propagation in industry, the problem of plastic pollution has progressed considerable in order to become a threat to global ecology, on land and sea. The present study presents a global mapping of actions brought in to reduce the use of plastic, plastic bags and foamed plastic products, followed by selected case studies from each region of the world, with more attention offered to the European Union countries and the strategies elaborated by them to provide a cleaner and safer environment.

Highlights

The Influence of the Plastic Bags on the EnvironmentVALENTINA CONSTANTA TUDOR1, ANCUTA MARIN2, DIANA ZAMFIR VASCA1, MARIUS MIHAI MICU1, DRAGOS ION SMEDESCU1* 1University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 59 Marasti Blvd, 011464, Bucharest, Romania 2Research Institute for the Economy of Agriculture and Rural Development, 61 Marasti Blvd, Bucharest, romania
It is known, as well as a rule, that plastic materials can not instictively and naturally degrade when released into the environment
The most common single-use plastics found in the environment are, in order of importance, cigarette butts, plastic drinking bottles, plastic bottle caps, food wrappers, plastic grocery bags, plastic lids, straws and stirrers, other types of plastic bags, and foam take-away containers

Summary

The Influence of the Plastic Bags on the Environment

VALENTINA CONSTANTA TUDOR1, ANCUTA MARIN2, DIANA ZAMFIR VASCA1, MARIUS MIHAI MICU1, DRAGOS ION SMEDESCU1* 1University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 59 Marasti Blvd, 011464, Bucharest, Romania 2Research Institute for the Economy of Agriculture and Rural Development, 61 Marasti Blvd, Bucharest, romania It is known, as well as a rule, that plastic materials can not instictively and naturally degrade when released into the environment. The most common single-use plastics found in the environment are, in order of importance, cigarette butts, plastic drinking bottles, plastic bottle caps, food wrappers, plastic grocery bags, plastic lids, straws and stirrers, other types of plastic bags, and foam take-away containers. All these represent the waste products of a throwaway culture. Recycling waste can be considered the key element of the entire environmental issues, including giving it some solutions on the conservation of natural resources and energy, and in terms of preserving a healthy and unpolluted habitat in all aspects [18]

Results and discussions

REGULATIONS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

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