A Novel Solution To Plastic Pollution

A Novel Solution To Plastic Pollution

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JUNE 27: Turkish world record-holder free-diver and divers of the Underwater ... [+] Federation Sahika Encumen dives amid plastic waste in Ortakoy coastline to observe the life and pollution of Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey on June 27, 2020. Sahika Encumen, announced as a Life Below Water Advocate by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Turkey, this time dives in to raise awareness on plastic pollution. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) In the previous article, I outlined the growing global problem of plastic pollution. Global treaties and new technologies that address the manufacture, use, and reuse of plastics are needed to tackle this problem. Some companies are already working on the problem. Researchers have tried several different reuse approaches for addressing the growing global plastic waste stream. Plastics are almost exclusively made from petroleum, and they retain a lot of potential energy after they have been used. So, it may seem to make sense to simply burn them for power. The main challenge with this approach is that combustion of plastics creates several undesirable pollutants, such as dioxins and furans. Waste plastics may also contain undesirable components. PVC, for example, is polyvinyl chloride, and the chlorine