Plastics are everywhere. Our daily lives practically involve the use of plastics.
Why Plastics?
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Plastic has desirable properties such as strength, light weight, durability, moldability, corrosion resistance, and affordability.
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Plastic is a unique and preferred material for a wide range of products and applications.
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Plastic applications include packaging (protects and preserves food and drinks), healthcare (saves and protects lives), transportation, textiles, furniture, electrical and electronics, and construction.
Why Not Plastics?
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Single use (mostly packaging) and short-term plastics easily and readily become waste.
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These plastic waste are mostly disposed indiscriminately (open spaces, illegal dumps, landfills, and water bodies), resulting in plastic pollution.
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Consequently, the environment and biodiversity are negatively impacted.
Plastic Facts !
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Plastics will continue to be extensively used due to its desirable qualities.
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Plastic is not the problem, but the UNSUSTAINABLE use of it and the MISMANAGEMENT of the corresponding waste.
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Plastics must be used sustainably and the subsequent waste sustainably managed and recycled.
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Solution involves shifting to circular plastic economy which maximises the lifespan and value of plastics.
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Circular plastic economy practices include sustainable plastic product design, reuse model, improved plastic waste collection, and recycling.
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Benefits include resource efficiency, limited plastic waste, and limited environmental impact.
Dr Kunle Olatayo
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