In the next 10 years, a huge wave of plastic waste will sweep across the globe. According to reports by the Washington Post and other media, researchers at the University of Georgia in the United States have analyzed global trade and believe that after China stops importing foreign waste, by 2030, the global forecast There will be 111 million tons of plastic waste to be buried or recycled.
According to the report, more than 85% of the world's plastic waste comes from rich countries. For a long time, the United States, Japan, and Germany and other rich countries have been transporting recyclable plastic waste to China. The study found that since records were recorded in 1992, China imported 1.06. Billions of tons of cans, plastic bags, packaging paper and other wastes accounted for about 45% of the total amount of garbage in the world in the 26 years. During the same period, 72% of the global plastic waste went to China. China banned imports from January 2018 After the garbage, these wastes will 'engage the world'.
According to the report, as China’s ban on foreign waste comes into effect, rich countries may transfer waste to other developing countries. 'Although the scale is not as good as China, but India, Vietnam, and Malaysia have imported more plastic waste', Vietnam recently It also suspends imports because ships carrying plastic waste obstruct the circulation of the port. However, experts warn that these countries themselves lack facilities to dispose of their own garbage. Importing foreign garbage will only further deteriorate the quality of life of the local people.
Experts from the University of Georgia who participated in the study also stated that, based on past data, only 9% of the world's plastic waste was recycled and reused, and the rest fell into landfills or nature. Research shows that since 1950, human co-production 8.3 billion to 9 billion tons of plastic, which is equivalent to 4 times the volume of Mount Everest. Plastics production is almost unregulated. The global annual production of plastic products has soared from about 2 million tons in the early 1950s to 2015. Of the 322 million tons, the output far exceeds the effective throughput, and it is expected that there will be more supply demand.