# @unfoundation on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt87vsdDCZC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/6344212-unfoundation-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-02-16T18:05:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** United Nations Foundation (@unfoundation) — https://gondola.cc/unfoundation

## Caption

Plastic is uniquely problematic for the environment because it is non-biodegradable. This means the plastic takeout container from your dinner last week is going to be around a lot longer, up to 1,000 years longer, than the rest of your trash. The question becomes: What happens to that takeout container once you’re done with it? Globally, 79% of plastic waste ends up in landfills, dumps or in the environment; 12% of plastic waste is incinerated; and only 9% is recycled. That translates to 8 million metric tons of plastic ending up in our ocean every year – that’s one full garbage truck every minute.⠀
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The Solution: Responsible Consumption and Production⠀
The UN recognized the importance of reducing our ecological footprint when it created Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production. The good news is that we’ve seen countries take dramatic actions for SDG 12. Last year, the European Union approved a new rule banning the 10 single-use plastic products most often found on Europe’s beaches and seas – items such as cutlery, plates, straws, drink stirrers, and balloon sticks. ⠀
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Photo: UNMIL/Albert Gonzalez Farran⠀
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#GlobalGoals #SDGs #BeatPlasticPollution #CleanSeas

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sdgs, cleanseas, beatplasticpollution, globalgoals

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