Reinventing Plastics

Once perceived as a symbol of modernity, plastics have been the subject of a rapid and profound global challenge in recent years, particularly because of ocean pollution.


9 billion tons of plastic accumulated since 1950,
only 9% of plastic is recycled,
150 million tonnes of plastic waste in the oceans,
100% of the Mediterranean Sea polluted by plastics...


Discover :

  • Foreword by Harvey V. Fineberg, President of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Former President of the US National Academy of Medicine
    and Member of the Veolia Institute Foresight Committee
  • ​Introduction by David Ojcius, Professor, University of the Pacific, and Nicolas Renard, Director of Foresight, Veolia Institute

https://www.institut.veolia.org/en/nos-publications/la-revue-de-linstitut-facts-reports/reinventing-plastics


 


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