Plastic Industry and World Environmental Problems

Abstract

The problem of managing plastic waste is the focus of the entire world today. Mismanaged plastics make a significant contribution to the increase in carbon emissions as a result of the release of plastic chemicals that are exposed to sunlight or are burned. The plastics industry which continues to experience an increase in production makes plastic waste continue to increase from year to year. This study aims to determine the relationship of the effect of the amount of plastic production on increasing the amount of co2 emission carbon at the global level using a simple linear regression analysis tool. The results showed that the production of plastics had a positive and significant effect, which meant that the higher the plastics produced by the plastics industry, the higher the amount of CO2 emission carbon. Similarly, the GDP per capita variable, showed positive and significant results. this means that the income pattern of the world community still has a positive effect on environmental degradation.

Consumer Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors towards the Use of Plastic Bags in the Kingdom of BAHRAIN

“…Plastics contribute to environmental air pollution if burned openly in the environment. It could also contribute to global climate change and global warming due to the release of CO2 and dioxins into the atmosphere (Oktavilia et al, 2020). Similar results were obtained for the GDP per capita variable, which follows that the global income distribution pattern continues to have a positive significant impact on environmental degradation (Oktavilia et al, 2020).…”

“…According to estimates, between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags are used every year, it is expected to double in capacity again by 2040 [8]. This equates to the mass of two-thirds of the world's population for the sake of the context (Oktavilia et al, 2020). Numerous direct and indirect effects were of concern over the possibility of sub-lethal effects from discarded and consumption of plastic debris on marine life (Moore, 2008).…”

Analysis of processing and environmental impact of polymer compounds reinforced with banana fiber in an injection molding process

“…Polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) comprise almost 60% of European production, which reached 57.9 million tons in 2019, -6.3% compared to 2018 (PlasticsEurope, 2020). However, global production does not stop growing, with 368 million tons in 2019 (+2.5% compared to 2018) (PlasticsEurope, 2020), producing a direct impact on global CO 2 emissions (Oktavilia et al, 2020) estimated at 850 million tons of CO 2 in 2019 (both from production and incineration) (Arkin et al, 2019). This phase of obtaining thermoplastics can cause more than 50% of the product's total impact, followed by the manufacturing process and its transport (Choi et al, 2018;Dormer et al, 2013).…”

Study on pyrolysis behavior and kinetics of waste plastics with spent FCC catalyst

“…4,5 The production rate of plastic products is much faster than their recycling and natural degradation rates, and the increase in plastic production causes an adverse impact on urban ecology. [6][7][8][9][10] Thus, determining how to solve the recycling problem of plastics, without causing secondary pollution while maximizing the economic benefits, has become a widespread concern. 11 The type of catalyst is a key factor affecting the preparation of fuel oil from waste plastics since the catalyst plays an important role in improving the pyrolysis efficiency of industrial waste plastics.…”

“…Plastics are important derivatives of the petrochemical industry, accounting for approximately one‐fifth of the global oil consumption; they are extensively used in daily life and industrial production because of their excellent properties 4,5 . The production rate of plastic products is much faster than their recycling and natural degradation rates, and the increase in plastic production causes an adverse impact on urban ecology 6–10 . Thus, determining how to solve the recycling problem of plastics, without causing secondary pollution while maximizing the economic benefits, has become a widespread concern 11…”