Control the use of plastics and reduce pollution

Plastics are indeed embedded in our daily lives. Over the past 65 years, production has grown faster than any other man-made material. Scientists estimate that 830 million metric tons have been produced so far. It is not difficult to understand why the world has become so plastic dependent on materials that are cheap, easy to use and transport-very strong and durable. For example, a 60-gram milk can can hold 4 kg of milk. It does not only appear in the form of bottles, cups, straws, takeaway containers, etc., but from our clothes to the cars we drive, toys for children, and international cargo transportation.

Maybe you may plan to participate in a festival this summer, maybe you will use plastic in the event. But have you ever asked yourself where will these plastic festivals end? I believe you will not, because you can easily forget it when you throw it in the trash can. Ultimately it depends on you using less plastic products in your activities. These eye-opening statistics may make you use less plastic products.

In 2018, at a music event, the sales of disposable cosmetic packaging hoses exceeded 1 million bottles. That is just one thing! Imagine the level of pollution caused that weekend. If all international incidents are taken into account, it would mean that billions of cosmetic packaging hoses were disposed of. Plastic has found its way to the ocean and agricultural land. It takes millions of years to decompose the burning bottle as a treatment method, which will pollute the atmosphere when it releases greenhouse gases.

Now we must say that there have been many campaign promoters aiming to ban single-use plastics. One of the leading promotions company is LiveNation, which hosts some of the world's largest festivals. The initiators of the leading green movement hope to ban the use of single-use plastics by 2021. The ban includes plastic straws, food trays and water bottles.

There are many ways to reduce environmental pollution; plastic processing manufacturers have some suggestions to reduce plastic waste.

We have recently seen a huge push to use metal straws, and this is for good reason. Compared with other plastic materials (such as plastic bottles), the size of straws is very small, but they still cause environmental pollution. I believe many of you have watched a notorious video of a sea turtle taking a straw from its nose. If the use of straws is banned during the festival, although it will not have much impact, it will bring us one step closer to solving the problem of excessive use of plastic.

Involve the government in environmental protection

Government agencies can initiate campaigns aimed at reducing the use of plastics; most countries have enacted regulations to reduce excessive reliance on plastics. Some countries have completely banned the use of plastic materials for packaging goods. Recently, the London Marathon used easily decomposable capsules; the capsule membrane is made of decomposable algae material.

Use takeaway utensils

Yes, it may sound crazy, but if you remember to bring a fan, lipstick and sunscreen, you can remember to bring biodegradable/reusable tableware. When attending the festival, you live a minimalist life. So it is not difficult to achieve this is an eco-friendly nomadic lifestyle.