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Editorial

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2022): APRIL 2022

The challenges of the environmentally sustainable use of plastics: a brief reflection

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20985/1980-5160.2022.v17n1.1796
Submitted
May 17, 2022
Published
2022-05-19

Abstract

As a result of their great versatility and use, plastic dies became fundamental as one of the basic raw materials for the technological revolution during the post-World War II period. The significant importance of these “new” materials is confirmed, as many researchers around the globe consider that sedimentary plastic layers as an indicative of the beginning of the Anthropocene Era. Along the industrialization period, annual plastic production has increased from less than two million tons in 1950 to over 350 million tons today, and if current demand continues, it is expected to exceed 30 billion tons by 2050 (Porta, 2021).

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