The fight against plastics: a strategy for changing production and consumption patterns Magdalena Donoso-Hiriart

Abstract

The overexploitation of raw materials, as well as contaminating modes of production, are directly linked to global consumption patterns and the plastics crisis in particular. The challenge is to prevent the indiscriminate generation of waste – in the case of plastic, 8,300 metric tons are disposed of in the environment. So that it is urgent to develop a political and strategic approach that deepens speech and actions, and that naturally strengthens the bond between a diversity of organizations and people, demanding changes in public policies, as well as in the contaminating practices of corporations. For their part, now is the time for world leaders to take bold and decisive action to reduce plastic contamination at the source by demanding that companies stop producing single-use plastic. This scenario defines a reality where civil society organizations promoting zero-basis, affected citizens and those who are generating scientific knowledge take a leading role in opposing supposed solutions to problems such as waste incineration or the promotion of recycling as solutions. every problem. While the first only promotes more waste generation, the second does not consider that all plastic materials produced, only 9% were recycled, and the plastic production figure presents exponential projections. A new perspective on redesign and downsizing is urgent, and it's what planetary-level organizations are making sure everyone knows.