STOP PLASTIC
10 tonnes of plastic produced per second worldwide, 9 billion tonnes accumulated since 1950… The consequences of this accumulation are dramatic.
Only 9% of plastic is recycled worldwide. 12% cremated and 79% accumulated in landfills or the ocean. 1.6 million square kilometers of marine litter, it is called the Seventh Continent.
In addition to polluting our oceans, plastic bags can block waterways and accentuate natural disasters. By plugging drains and providing breeding grounds for mosquitoes and parasites, they can increase the transmission of vector-borne diseases like malaria, which is already very prevalent in some countries like Indonesia. Most of the plastic is thrown on the ground or burned by locals, and it takes thousands of years to disappear.
There is no denying that plastic waste contributes to the ecological devastation of the Earth and to human health problems. This is why Ada Perlu decided to ban plastic from her production to the distribution system.