PLASTIC ATLAS

The Plastic Atlas contains more than 49 detailed infographics covering a broad range of topics regarding the plastic pollution crisis looking along the entire value chain of plastic. The atlas highlights the scale of the crisis, and the global impacts of plastic production, consumption and disposal on other key global challenges such as human health and climate change. It also outlines the role of plastic for key industrial sectors such as agriculture and tourism and describes the corporate interests and drivers behind the plastic crisis. Finally, the Plastic Atlas presents an overview of key plastic-free regulations, zero waste solutions and a snapshot of the growing global movement working towards a future free from plastic pollution.

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“Citizens need to demand real action from policy makers to keep our ecosystems and bodies free from plastic.”

— Barbara Unmüßig

President, Heinrich Böll Foundation

WWF Report:

In particular, according to the report, every year, 570,000 tons of plastic end up in the Mediterranean – it’s like putting 33,800 plastic bottles a minute at sea.

Plastic pollution is expected to continue rising rapidly over the next few years, while plastic waste production in the region is estimated to quadruple by 2050.

Greece produces about 700,000 tonnes of plastic waste per year, and it is estimated that almost 11,500 tonnes per year in the Greek seas.