5 Fast facts about plastic and paper

5 Fast facts about plastic and paper

  1. Plastic, the most widely used material in the world, is made from fossil fuel-derived synthetic resins.
  2. Paper is made from renewable resources. It's fully biodegradable, without leaving any toxic residue.
  3. Integrated pulp and paper production makes extensive use of biofuels. The plastics industry uses mainly fossil fuels.
  4. Globally, 52.4% of the energy we generated was derived from renewable resources in 2021.
  5. Plastics like PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) take over 450 years to degrade. Some hard plastics may never degrade.
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