{"id":3648,"date":"2020-12-18T19:21:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/?page_id=3648"},"modified":"2025-03-24T20:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T20:09:12","slug":"reducing-plastics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/reducing-plastics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Urgency to Reduce Plastics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n        #myVideo_mp4{\n        position: absolute; z-index: -99; width: 100%; height: 100%;top:0;left:0;\n    }\n    banner-image-1 iframe,\n    banner-1 iframe{\n        width: 100%;\n        height: 100%;\n    }\n    .banner-1.full-block .mob-banner-sect.high-content-arrow {\n\t\tpadding:64% 0 0 0 !important;\n\t}\n    .banner-1.full-block .mob-banner-sect.high-content-arrow .banner-txt-1 {\n\t\ttop: 10%;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"banner-1 full-block large-banner   \">\n        <div class=\"mob-banner-sect lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-size: cover;height:auto;padding:56.25% 0 0 0;\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/parent-header-a_reducing-plastics.png)\">\n            <div class=\"banner-txt-1\">\n                                                                                <h1>The Urgency to Reduce Plastics<\/h1>\n                                <h3>Plastic pollution is choking the planet, and the production of plastic is slated to increase significantly unless we take action NOW.<\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <div class=\"banner-image-1 banner-image-mobile lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\"\n              data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/parent-header-a_reducing-plastics.png)\">\n\n                     \n        \n<script>\n  \/\/ 2. 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The API will call this function when the video player is ready.\n  function onPlayerReady(event) {\n     event.target.mute();\n    event.target.playVideo();\n  }\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n        <div class=\"banner-txt-1\">\n                                                             <h1>The Urgency to Reduce Plastics<\/h1>\n                        <h3>Plastic pollution is choking the planet, and the production of plastic is slated to increase significantly unless we take action NOW.<\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"banner-image-1 banner-image-desktop lazyload\"  style=\"background-image:inherit;\"\n              data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/parent-header-a_reducing-plastics.png)\">\n                <div class=\"banner-txt-1\">\n                                                            <h1>The Urgency to Reduce Plastics<\/h1>\n                        <h3>Plastic pollution is choking the planet, and the production of plastic is slated to increase significantly unless we take action NOW.<\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"sidebar-text-block-sec\" style=\"margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:10px;\n     padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px;\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-sm-3 sidebar-left \">\n                <aside id=\"secondary\" class=\"widget-area\">\n                                        <div class= \"sidebar_menu_ar\" style=\"\"> \n                                                                        <h2>The Urgency to Reduce Plastics<\/h2>\n                           \n                            <div class=\"menu-about-zero-waste-container aaa\">\n                                <ul id=\"menu-about-zero-waste sss\" class=\"menu\">\n                                    \n                                                                        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/reducing-plastics\/global-plastics-crisis\/\">The Global Plastics Crisis<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/reducing-plastics\/eliminating-problematic-plastics\/\">Eliminating Problematic Plastics<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/reducing-plastics\/product-design\/\">Better Product Design for Better Recycling<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/reducing-plastics\/producer-responsibility-for-plastics\/\">Producer Responsibility for Plastics<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/reducing-plastics\/campaigns-policies-reduce-plastics\/\">Campaigns &#038; Policies to Reduce Plastics<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/reducing-plastics\/microplastics\/\">The Problem with Microplastics<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                               \n                                <\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>            \n                <\/aside>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-sm-9  arrow-bullet-list-blue \">\n                <section class=\"section-sidbar-block-pd   sidebar-page-main-column  inner-first  inner-page shift alternating-img-block\">\n                    <h2>We cannot recycle our way out of the plastics crisis. We need comprehensive systemic solutions to first reduce plastic production.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021 report<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Beyond Plastics, if current production trends keep up, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondplastics.org\/plastics-and-climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plastics could be a bigger source of greenhouse gases in the US than the coal industry by 2030<\/a>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoiding the worst impacts of plastics on our health and environment requires a complete rethinking of the way we produce, use, and manage plastic. While the world is struggling with the plastics pollution crisis, producers are just making more of it. Leading experts agree that while recycling can help manage plastic waste, recycling alone is not enough to deal with the increasing amount of plastics produced<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/interactive\/beat-plastic-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all the plastic ever produced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from the time of its invention until today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/interactive\/beat-plastic-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only roughly 9% has been recycled, while 12% has been incinerated<\/a>. The remaining 79% of all plastic ever produced has been landfilled, or illegally dumped, polluting the natural environment.<\/span><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eco-Cycle is committed to plastics reduction first, aligning with three core strategies set forth in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ellenmacarthurfoundation.org\/plastics-vision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Plast<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ics Economy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> developed by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ellenmacarthurfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ellen MacArthur Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eliminate all problematic and unnecessary plastic items.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovate to ensure that the plastics we do need are reusable, recyclable, or compostable.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Circulate all the plastic items we use through recycling and other means to keep them in the economy and out of the environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul> \n\n                <\/section>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    \n\n<div class=\"impact-programs full-block block_child_pages  \">\n    <div class=\"container text-center\">\n        <div class=\"impact-description\">\n            <h3> <\/h3>\n            <h2>Plastics Solutions Through Redesign and Policy <\/h2>\n            <hr\/>\n            <p>We&#8217;re working with producers, government, the plastic-free movement, and fellow recyclers to create solutions to plastic production and pollution.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-md-4 cards content_box_area_cp\">\n                            <div class=\"card-img\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/header-a-global-plastics-crisis-1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/532;\" \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"hover-txt text-left\">\n                                <h3>The Global Plastics Crisis \n                                    <!-- a href=\"#\" class=\"top-arrow-hover\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a -->\n                                    <p class=\"clearfix\"><\/p>\n                                <\/h3>\n                                <p class=\"clearfix\"><\/p>\n                                <p>Growth in plastics production is creating serious problems for our health, climate, land, water, and wildlife. <\/p>\n                                <div class=\"bottom-link impact-link\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/reducing-plastics\/global-plastics-crisis\/\">Read More <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                    <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"col-md-4 cards content_box_area_cp\">\n                            <div class=\"card-img\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/header-a-eliminate-problem-plastics-1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/532;\" \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"hover-txt text-left\">\n                                <h3>Eliminating Problematic Plastics \n                                    <!-- a href=\"#\" class=\"top-arrow-hover\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a -->\n                                    <p class=\"clearfix\"><\/p>\n                                <\/h3>\n                                <p class=\"clearfix\"><\/p>\n                                <p>Highly toxic and nonrecyclable plastics should be eliminated through better product design, bans, fees, and more.<\/p>\n                                <div class=\"bottom-link impact-link\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/reducing-plastics\/eliminating-problematic-plastics\/\">Read More <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                    <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"col-md-4 cards content_box_area_cp\">\n                            <div class=\"card-img\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/header-a-better-design-1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/532;\" \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"hover-txt text-left\">\n                                <h3>Better Product Design for Better Recycling \n                                    <!-- a href=\"#\" class=\"top-arrow-hover\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a -->\n                                    <p class=\"clearfix\"><\/p>\n                                <\/h3>\n                                <p class=\"clearfix\"><\/p>\n                                <p>Eco-Cycle works with major industries to redesign products to be less wasteful and truly recyclable.<\/p>\n                                <div class=\"bottom-link impact-link\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/reducing-plastics\/product-design\/\">Read More <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                    <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"col-md-4 cards content_box_area_cp\">\n                            <div class=\"card-img\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/header-a-producer-responsibility-plastics-1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/532;\" \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"hover-txt text-left\">\n                                <h3>Producer Responsibility for Plastics \n                                    <!-- a href=\"#\" class=\"top-arrow-hover\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a -->\n                                    <p class=\"clearfix\"><\/p>\n                                <\/h3>\n                                <p class=\"clearfix\"><\/p>\n                                <p> Tackling the plastics crisis requires that industries take accountability for what they produce.<\/p>\n                                <div class=\"bottom-link impact-link\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/reducing-plastics\/producer-responsibility-for-plastics\/\">Read More <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                    <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"col-md-4 cards content_box_area_cp\">\n                            <div class=\"card-img\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Campaigns-and-Policies-to-Reduce-Plastics_featured-1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/532;\" \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"hover-txt text-left\">\n                                <h3>Campaigns &#038; Policies to Reduce Plastics \n                                    <!-- a href=\"#\" class=\"top-arrow-hover\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a -->\n                                    <p class=\"clearfix\"><\/p>\n                                <\/h3>\n                                <p class=\"clearfix\"><\/p>\n                                <p>Join us in passing local, state, and national policy to reduce our consumption of plastics.<\/p>\n                                <div class=\"bottom-link impact-link\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/reducing-plastics\/campaigns-policies-reduce-plastics\/\">Read More <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                    <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"col-md-4 cards content_box_area_cp\">\n                            <div class=\"card-img\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/header-a-microplastics-1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; 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