6. Application to plastics marking
Worldwide plastics production (460 Mt in 2023) is rising steadily, and could triple by 2060. Unfortunately, only a small proportion (around 32%) of these plastics is currently recycled (figure
27
). The remainder is either incinerated (around 43%), resulting in the emission of huge quantities of greenhouse gases, or buried (around 25%), resulting in heavy pollution by microplastics
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Application to plastics marking