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Everything might not be as doomy and gloomy as your favorite news outlets would have you believe. The American Chemistry Council released a report prepared by a firm called Trucost in the month of July titled “Plastics and Sustainability: A Valuation of Environmental Benefits Abel Aguilar Copa Mundial Camiseta , Costs and Opportunities for Continuous Improvement”.

The firm behind this report was responsible for creating a high-profile study for the UN Environment Program back in the year 2014, and they decided to use the same methodologies and metrics used for accounting for this report as well. What the report essentially tries to point out is that while there is no denying the fact that plastics cause irreparable damage the environment, the environmental cost of replacing plastics with alternative materials has been projected to be four times worse.

In fact, the firm projects environmental costs to increase to $533 billion (rising from $139 billion). This cost takes into account transportation, energy recovery costs Carlos Bacca Copa Mundial Camiseta , production costs, ocean damage and recycling. So do we keep increasing the use of conventional plastic? Certainly not! The study offers key recommendations which could help reduce the environmental costs by 41 billion dollars. These recommendations revolve around using engineered thermoplastics, natural sources of energy such as hydro-electric, wind and solar, by using more fuel-efficient modes of transport and also by reducing certain materials used in food Carlos Sanchez Moreno Copa Mundial Camiseta , ice and soft drink packaging by 30 percent.

The study further delves into the benefits that plastics have to offer in terms of reduction of food waste. A food item wrapped in plastic can last for a longer period of time, thereby helping to somewhat dampen the ever-increasing pressure on food growers. You may have often seen sirloin steaks, potatoes, cucumbers and lettuce wrapped in plastics, and now you know why. It is believed that for every 1% sirloin that is packed in composite materials instead of conventional plastics Wilmar Barrios Copa Mundial Camiseta , the environmental damage can be reduced by as much as $2.2 million.

Plastics may be challenging the environment, pushing it to the extreme, but a lot of that can be put down to human misuse of the material. And yes, even though it does harm the environment, there are other materials that do too. What we ultimately need to decide on is whether to say no to conventional plastics and say yes to engineered thermoplastics Stefan Medina Copa Mundial Camiseta , or continue to look for alternatives, which given the current technologies, keeps making matters worse.

Returning back to the days where inefficient packaging and the absence of composite materials led to heavy appliances and food waste is sure to have a huge impact on energy consumption and greenhouse gases, and there’s finally some data to bank on! The World Bank helps the member countries in reducing their balance of payment deficits while maintaining or regaining their economic growth. Structural Adjustment Facility funds are utilized for the purpose of financing general imports. They are released in two parts and are based on stiffer conditions laid down by the bank for the projects which are running from five to seven years.

Enhanced structural adjustment facility:
The bank provides new concessional resources totaling special drawing rights amounting to $6 billions which are to be financed by special loans and contributions from the developed and OPEC countries . The loan is given to member countries to reduce its balance of payments deficits and encourage growth.
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