Plastic products are already everywhere in our lives. In the past, plastic was a revolutionary material, cheap, durable and versatile. It is these qualities that make plastics one of the most popular materials in the world. Although the cost of manufacturing plastic is low, the environmental cost is huge. The degradation of plastic pollution takes more than four hundred years, so most of the plastics made still exist in some form.
Unfortunately, plastic pollution mainly exists in our oceans, destroying marine wildlife. On a global scale, if the same level of plastic pollution continues to be maintained, the World Economic Forum report pointed out: By 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. In view of these realities, it is necessary to educate plastics and invest in alternative products to reduce our plastic consumption and disposal.
Although the rationale for people to support plastic is its recyclability. However, the unprepared system and the knowledgeable public generates more waste than recyclable materials. Both of these factors effectively undermine the value of plastics. Scientific Advances published a study conducted by researchers at the University of Georgia and the University of California. The focus of the research is on the production, use and fate of all plastics in history. Researchers found that between 1950 and 2015, approximately 12% of plastics were incinerated, 9% of plastics were recycled, and 79% of all plastics produced in history were discarded and placed in landfills or nature. Accumulate in the environment. In other words, 4,900 metric tons of plastic has never been recycled, and these plastics are currently located in landfills and the natural environment and will be retained for hundreds of years.
At the same time, the emergence of pulp molding has revolutionized us, and its emergence has become a better substitute for plastics. At CSL, we design and manufacture environmentally friendly packaging made from recycled post-industrial cardboard and paper. Even scraps can be returned to the pulp mixture, so no material is wasted during the manufacturing process. Molded pulp packaging is easy to recycle cardboard and paper, and it is also biodegradable. Therefore, if it does not enter the recycling bin for some reason, please rest assured that it will not pollute our oceans for generations.
Nowadays, under the awareness of environmental protection and the introduction of a series of policies to prohibit the use of plastic products, the products of molded pulp packaging have been paid more and more attention to by more and more people. Although pulp packaging cannot solve all packaging needs, it is a good choice that can help us further reduce the problem of plastic pollution in the world.
