Mexican part of the environmental organization Greenpeace demanded this Thursday in Senate of the Republic Introduce one “Antiplastic law”Through the reform in The general law of waste, To reduce the consumption of this pollutant material.
Petition running in International free plastic bags, Increases the need to prohibit “More problematic plastic”Install responsibilities for the manufacturer and lay the basis for re -use of these materials.
“The plastic industry must act in order to create real solutions to the problem of plastic pollution, which ends our oceans and controls city ecosystems,” the Garelly Ornela, campaigns in Greenpeace Mexico said.
According to the study of the group in 2020, 8% plastic waste found on the Mexican coast were plastic packagesThe highest presence among the waste found.
In addition, they stated that in Mexico City less than 1 % of polyethylene bags consumed, when the family uses 30 bags per week, processed.
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And in this sense, they warned that Abuse of bags contributes to floodsS occurred in June in the capital, because they block drainage and accumulation of water accumulation.
Greenpeace According to his estimates, they are consumed from one to five billion plastic bags per year, which is almost 10 million per minute.
“If they were treated to each other, they would have turned the world seven times per hour and covered the region twice as much as France,” he said in his statement.
A plastic bag can take between 100 and 500 years to worsendepending on its thickness, while its average use is hardly between 12 and 15 minutes.
Today you can be part of the changes.
Signed an open letter for #LYANTIPLASTICS In Mexico:
➡ This prohibits unnecessary plastics
➡ increase true decisions
➡ Protect nature and our health✍ Sign here: https://t.co/bqkygzwqmd
– Greenpeace Mexico (@greenpeacemx) July 3, 2025
With information EFE.
