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Un nuevo informe de Oceana estima un gran aumento en la huella de plástico de Amazon

Informe dice que Amazon es responsable de 10.6 millones de kilogramos de plástico que ingresan a nuestros ecosistemas hídricos

En este mismo día del año pasado, me sorprendió informar sobre la enorme huella de plástico que se estima que tiene el gigante minorista en línea Amazon, según un informe de Oceana. A pesar de la gran cobertura mediática y la indignación, las cosas no parecen haber mejorado un año después.

New Oceana Report Estimates Large Increase In Amazon’s Plastic Footprint

Report Says Amazon Responsible for 23.5 Million Pounds Of Plastic Entering Our Water Ecosystems

Last year, at this time, I was astonished to report on the massive plastic footprint that online retail giant Amazon is estimated to have, per a report from Oceana. Despite extensive media coverage and outrage, things don’t appear to have improved one year later.

Informe de Oceana reporta una enorme huella de plástico por Amazon

Informe dice que Amazon es responsable de 22 millones de libras de desechos plásticos que ingresan a nuestros ecosistemas de agua

En un informe publicado el martes por Oceana, se estimó que el gigante minorista en línea, Amazon.com, fue responsable de generar más de 465 millones de libras de desechos de envases de plástico en 2019. Además, estiman que 22 millones de libras de eso terminan en nuestros ecosistemas marinos y de agua dulce, lo que se suma a los crecientes problemas creados por la contaminación plástica.

Oceana Report Estimates Massive Plastic Footprint For Amazon

Report Says Amazon Responsible for 22 Million Pounds Of Plastic Waste Entering Our Water Ecosystems

In a report released on Tuesday, by Oceana, it was estimated that online retail giant, Amazon.com, was responsible for generating more than 465 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2019. They further estimate that 22 million pounds of that is ending up in our marine and freshwater ecosystems, adding to the growing problems created by plastic pollution.

Why PET bottles should be included in new bill that regulates disposable plastics in Chile

Why is it important to regulate PET bottles to have a real circular economy?

The following column was published in the La Tercera newspaper on Wednesday, January 29, as a clarification about the inclusion of plastic PET bottles in a bill that regulates single-use plastics in Chile.

This bill is currently up for a vote in the Chilean Senate Environment Commission. Some doubts were raised in that same newspaper about including plastic bottles in the bill, because according to the authors of a previous article, plastic bottles are 100% recyclable and by regulating them many waste pickers would lose their main source of income. Read More

Plastic Oceans on board of directors of Plastics Pact Chile

Major Goals Set to be Met by 2025

The plastic pollution problem is a global issue that transcends countries, governments, industries, neighborhoods and levels of development. Currently most of everyone’s focus goes to changing consumer behavior and policy change, but companies have their share of responsibilities as well. There is so much they can do to reduce, reuse, innovate, communicate and in general make an effort to avoid single-use plastics to also make sure plastic doesn’t end up in our environment.