What is the main use of plastics in Europe amid Global Plastics Treaty negotiations?

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What is the main use of plastics in Europe amid Global Plastics Treaty negotiations?    As the world's nations strive to agree on a treaty to combat plastic pollution, plastic consumption continues to rise, resulting in the European Union producing about 13.4 million tonnes of CO2 annually from plastics.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/12/what-is-the-main-use-of-plastics-in-europe-amid-global-plastics-treaty-negotiations  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00As countries negotiate a global treaty to cut down plastic pollution,

00:03what is the main use for plastic in Europe?

00:10In Europe, about three-quarters of plastic is used mainly for non-packaging purposes,

00:16including in construction, furniture, textiles and consumer electronics.

00:20In Western Europe, the average annual plastic consumption is around 150 kilograms per person,

00:26more than twice the global average of 60 kilograms.

00:30The use of plastic in Europe is set to reach 101.2 million tons by 2014.

00:36Globally, 460 million tons of plastic are produced every year

00:40and 81% of plastic products end up as a waste in less than a year.

00:45Only 9% of this waste is recycled, more than one-fifth is dumped in nature

00:50and almost half ends up in landfill sites.

00:53As plastic volumes skyrocket, mismanaged waste will increase by 47%

00:58and plastic leakage to the environment by 50% by 2040.

01:02In the EU, there has already been an increase of up to 9%

01:06in the unintentional release of microplastics into the environment.

01:10The majority of marine litter from land-based sources is plastic,

01:14which impacts marine life and human health via the food chain.

01:18Besides polluting the environment, plastic production contributes to climate change.

01:22Annual emissions related to plastic production in the EU amount to around 13.4 million tons of CO2.

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