In 2022, PPG's paint packaging end-of-life product waste amounted to an estimated 274,230 tonnes

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Gift O. Oct 16th, 2023
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Luca L.

In oceans, paint, which is made of 50% plastic, makes the second-largest source of microplastics, accounting for 2 million (Mn) tonnes (t) yearly1,2. Microplastic pollution harms the marine environment in wide-ranging ways3. Microplastic distresse...

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Written by
Gift O. Oct 16th, 2023
Reviewed by
Luca L.

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