{"id":97863953,"date":"2025-07-03T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T08:00:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:00:55","slug":"reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature","status":"publish","type":"actualidad_home","link":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing plastic pollution, essential to avoid impacts on nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every July 3, the <strong>International Day Free of Plastic Bags<\/strong> is commemorated, a day that seeks to raise awareness of the serious environmental impact of this single-use product and promote its reduction and replacement with more sustainable alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/exhibits\/exhibit\/in-images-plastic-forever?utm_source=\">United Nations<\/a>, plastic bags are one of the main sources of pollution on the planet. Its production requires petroleum derivatives, water and energy, also generating greenhouse gas emissions. However, their lifespan barely reaches <strong>20 minutes on average<\/strong>, while they can take between <strong>100 and 400 years to degrade<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p>Their lightness makes it easy for them to be dispersed in any environment: fields, rivers, beaches, seas&#8230; There <strong>they threaten biodiversity<\/strong>, causing the suffocation or strangulation of numerous marine species, such as turtles, dolphins or tuna, by mistaking them for food.<\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that each person in the European Union <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/web\/products-eurostat-news\/w\/ddn-20241112-2?utm_source\">uses an average of 66 plastic bags per year<\/a>, which is a reduction of 14% compared to 2021. This decrease reflects <strong>the impact of the regulatory measures adopted<\/strong> in different countries to limit its consumption, although the <strong>European objective<\/strong> of reducing it to below 40 bags per inhabitant is still far away. <\/p>\n<p>Beyond the visible damage, the effect of <strong>microplastics and nanoplastics<\/strong>, particles derived from their degradation that pollute soil, water and air, and which have already been detected in human feces, lungs and blood plasma, is also worrying. If this trend is not reversed, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/news-and-stories\/press-release\/un-declares-war-ocean-plastic?utm_source\">UN<\/a> estimates that by 2050 there will be <strong>more plastic than fish in the ocean.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BOOSTING THE REDUCTION OF PLASTICS  <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, within the framework <strong>of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan <\/strong>(<strong>RTRP<\/strong>) financed by the European Union-NextGenerationEU, contributes 97.5 million euros to the reduction of plastic production and consumption through the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffundacion-biodiversidad.es%2Fconvocatorias_del_pr%2Fconvocatoria-de-concesion-de-subvenciones-para-el-impulso-de-la-economia-circular-en-el-sector-del-plastico%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Clcastillo%40fundacion-biodiversidad.es%7C260e8bbcb8284ef0ea1408ddb8846004%7C3436f042c14a43a983aa80b7c420a3f3%7C0%7C0%7C638869600880961873%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=G99%2Ftpp0KAF6jjcplPdfRNkshcFNkV3YcTd9lly8hec%3D&amp;reserved=0\">call for grants to promote the circular economy in the plastics sector<\/a>. This line of aid seeks to promote the sustainability and circularity of industrial and business processes, improving the competitiveness and innovation of the industrial fabric, digitalisation, <strong>increasing the level of environmental protection and improving waste management.<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":97863931,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"palabras_clave":[],"class_list":["post-97863953","actualidad_home","type-actualidad_home","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Reducing plastic pollution, essential to avoid impacts on nature - Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Reducing plastic pollution, essential to avoid impacts on nature - Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Every July 3, the International Day Free of Plastic Bags is commemorated, a day that seeks to raise awareness of the serious environmental impact of [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_1517786168-1024x683.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/\",\"name\":\"Reducing plastic pollution, essential to avoid impacts on nature - Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_1517786168-scaled.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-03T06:00:55+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_1517786168-scaled.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_1517786168-scaled.jpeg\",\"width\":4096,\"height\":2731},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Portada\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/inicio\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Noticias de actualidad\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Reducing plastic pollution, essential to avoid impacts on nature\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad\",\"description\":\"Fundaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica adscrita al Ministerio para la Transici\u00f3n Ecol\u00f3gica\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Reducing plastic pollution, essential to avoid impacts on nature - Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Reducing plastic pollution, essential to avoid impacts on nature - Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad","og_description":"Every July 3, the International Day Free of Plastic Bags is commemorated, a day that seeks to raise awareness of the serious environmental impact of [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/","og_site_name":"Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_1517786168-1024x683.jpeg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/","url":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/","name":"Reducing plastic pollution, essential to avoid impacts on nature - Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_1517786168-scaled.jpeg","datePublished":"2025-07-03T06:00:55+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_1517786168-scaled.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_1517786168-scaled.jpeg","width":4096,"height":2731},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/reducing-plastic-pollution-essential-to-avoid-impacts-on-nature\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Portada","item":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/inicio\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Noticias de actualidad","item":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Reducing plastic pollution, essential to avoid impacts on nature"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/","name":"Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad","description":"Fundaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica adscrita al Ministerio para la Transici\u00f3n Ecol\u00f3gica","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualidad_home\/97863953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualidad_home"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/actualidad_home"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97863931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97863953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"palabras_clave","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/palabras_clave?post=97863953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}