More than 40% of plastic is used only once, before being thrown away.

Around the world, nearly a million plastic bottles are sold every minute.

Since 2015, more than 6.9 billion tons of plastic waste have been produced.

Approximately 9% has been recycled, 12% has been incinerated, and 79% has accumulated in landfills or in nature.

5 trillion pieces of plastic are already floating in our oceans.

Global plastic production has grown exponentially, from 2.3 million tons in 1950 to 162 million in 1993 and 448 million in 2015.

Estimates of the lifespan of plastic range from 450 years to infinity.

In France, 25% of plastic waste is recycled by manufacturers into bottles, pipes, paneling, flooring, and clothing.

A network of recyclers, Précious Plastic, is working to develop low-tech, low-cost machines to give this polluting material a second life.

PLASTIQUE

Exemples d'objets en plastique recyclés du réseau:

Techniques and machines developed by the network:

Shredding

Extrusion

Injection

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Plastic in 10 figures