5 June: World Environment Day. A day when there is little to celebrate and on which, instead, several alarms are raised.
One worries us more than the others: pollution caused by plastic waste has exceeded all levels and is off the scale.
The alarm over plastic has been spreading across the world for years now. Production of this material is reaching ever higher levels and the environmental consequences are plain to see. In this magazine you can read several articles on this enormous problem.
Every year, tonnes of plastic waste are disposed of ineffectively in many parts of the world and end up in our oceans, threatening marine life and causing irreparable damage to the ecosystem.
Despite the growing attention to the problem of plastic, much still needs to be done to resolve the current situation. Concrete action is needed from the competent authorities to reduce the production of non-biodegradable materials and to promote the use of sustainable alternatives.
Change can also start with us: it is important to make conscious choices in our daily lives, such as preferring products without unnecessary packaging or using reusable water bottles instead of single-use plastic ones.
Only by acting together can we seriously tackle the problem of plastic and avoid further harm to our planet.
