New research reveals for the first time that greenhouse gases from the plastics Australians consume each year is equivalent to pollution from 5.7 million cars, or 16 million tonnes.
New research reveals for the first time that greenhouse gases from the plastics Australians consume each year is equivalent to pollution from 5.7 million cars, or 16 million tonnes, and urgent action is needed to reverse the growth in consumption or emissions will double by 2050.
AMCS plastics campaign manager Shane Cucow said the findings revealed “runaway plastic use” was a significant contributor to climate change, as well as killing millions of animals that swallow or get tangled in plastic pollution. State and federal governments have agreed to reform packaging rules by 2025, to make companies that put plastic products on the market responsible for the waste generated.A spokesperson for Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek said the government was committed to creating a circular economy by imposing tough rules on industry.
Cucow said it was crucial any new policy measures go beyond controls on packaging and include moves to cap and reduce plastic use.
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