Plastic-free July has started
The Plastic-free July has begun, the aim of the initiative is to eliminate the use of disposable plastics – was said on M1 news channel and Kossuth Radio on Thursday.
Antal Alexa, Head of Communication at WWF Hungary, drew attention to the fact that around 300 million tons of plastics are produced globally each year and around 60 million tons is the share of the European Union. She added that only one-third of this amount is recycled. As an example, she mentioned that there are 150 million tons of plastic in the seas and this quantity is growing by about 10 million tonnes per year. (MTI)
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