@eniko @angelastella @gabrielesvelto @cederbs Another source!
> https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720353018
> 50% of all plastics are single-use, as of 2018, and that share is rising
Given:
- Most microplastics comes from non-recycled plastic, and
- We have capacity to recycle ~10% of current plastic production, and
- Single-use plastics are 50% of current production, then
Conclusion:
Eliminating single use plastics (50% of current production) reduces microplastics by ~55.55%.
@eniko @angelastella @gabrielesvelto @cederbs (yes I know that it's way more complicated and this is just napkin math.)