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The best that can happen to a plastic bag

The lifespan of a plastic bag is short and has a huge environmental impact. On average they are used for 12 minutes and are then left to decompose, often polluting the land or water. For Zero Waste Barcelona the solution is simple: reuse them.

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Most of plastic packaging is not recycled.

10 proposals to remove plastic from our lives
Organizations and public administrations have an important role to play in reducing the consumption of plastics on a local scale, from public procurement to the promotion of infrastructures for local consumption.
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Delay, distract and derail: Investigating companies’ broken plastic promises
Plastic is increasingly invading more and more parts of our daily lives, especially in the packaging of all grocery stores.
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Phasing out plastic is everyone’s responsibility

Growing awareness on this issue must become a turning point that allows us to effectively materialize a reduction in single-use plastics. Now, more than ever before, we need all social and economic agents to act responsibly to deal with this plastic pandemic.

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Turtle tangled in a plastic bag. Green Peace.

Single-use plastics won't be a choice in 2030's Europe

A European law is going to ban single-use plastics with the aim to have 55% of recycled or reusable packing by 2030.

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Colorful plastic straws on a glass container. Photo: Pexels

Plastic straws usage becomes a public debate issue

Global movements around the world strive to educate the public about the consequences of single use plastic, highlighting its effects on our health, our environment and our oceans.

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