{"id":114494,"date":"2023-05-29T07:56:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T04:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/almost-half-the-global-population-living-in-regions-where-plastic-waste-exceeds-capacity-to-manage-it\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T07:56:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T04:56:39","slug":"almost-half-the-global-population-living-in-regions-where-plastic-waste-exceeds-capacity-to-manage-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/almost-half-the-global-population-living-in-regions-where-plastic-waste-exceeds-capacity-to-manage-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost half the global population living in regions where plastic waste exceeds capacity to manage it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114494\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\nAlmost half of the world\u2019s population is living in areas where plastic waste generation exceeds the capacity to manage it, according to new research. The Research from EA Environmental Action found that since January 2023, more than 40% of the global population has been living in places unable to manage the amount of plastic waste that is generated and discarded. By July 2023, this figure will reach 60%, with EA Environmental Action warning that a plastics \u201covershoot day\u201d will continue to move forward unless nations introduce measures to combat plastics waste.<\/p>\n<p>The research found that almost 69,000,000 tonnes of plastic will be mismanaged in 2024, likely seeping into the natural environment as a result. Currently, 43% of global plastic waste is mismanaged at the end of its life. EA Environmental Action\u2019s co-chief executive Sarah Perreard said that the report is a \u201ctimely reminder\u201d of the need for action ahead of next week\u2019s negotiations on a Paris-style global treaty for plastics.<\/p>\n<p>The research warns that the global average consumption of plastic per person per year is 20.9 kilograms, which can range by a factor of 50 between the lower and biggest plastic consumers. EA Environmental Action is calling on nations to introduce policies that reduce plastic consumption, improve waste management and collection and cease the import of plastic waste from other countries. The next round of negotiations on the UN\u2019s Plastic Treaty take place in Paris from May 29 for five days, after the structure was signed off last year.<\/p>\n<p>The UN believes that the world will still be producing some 100 million metric tonnes of plastics from single-use and short-life products by 2040. The UN states it is possible to grow the global mechanical recycling capacity by 50% by 2027, against a 2016 baseline. Other controlled waste disposal options will need to be scaled by six million metric tonnes in the Global South each year. Further acceleration will then be needed through to 2040.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the report, former Unilever chief executive Paul Polman said that nations cannot \u201crecycle their way out of the problem\u201d and that businesses would need to step up to cut back plastic pollution.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edie.net\/almost-half-the-global-population-living-in-regions-where-plastic-waste-exceeds-capacity-to-manage-it\/\">edie.net<\/a> <\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/almost-half-the-global-population-living-in-regions-where-plastic-waste-exceeds-capacity-to-manage-it\/\">Almost half the global population living in regions where plastic waste exceeds capacity to manage it<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[575,757,694,2005,445],"class_list":["post-114494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-environmental-news-en","tag-global","tag-plastic","tag-population","tag-waste"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114494\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}