How russian fuel feeds the world of plastic
A study of the correlation between fossil fuels and plastic by Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine.
What is the study about?
The study "How russian fuel feeds the world of plastic: a study of the correlation between fossil fuels and plastic" shows how fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal) are turned into plastic and how this chain is directly linked to the financing of russia's war against Ukraine and the climate crisis.
The text examines who buys russian fuel, how it enters the petrochemical industry and becomes single-use plastic, what risks this poses to human health and the environment, and why global political decisions (embargoes, bans on single-use plastics, the Global Plastics Treaty, the transition to zero waste and renewable energy) are critically necessary.
Key messages:
Plastic = fossil fuel. 98% of plastics are made from oil and gas.
Russian fuel → plastic → money for waging war. Buying fuel for the production of single-use plastic = financing aggression.
Solutions exist: zero waste: rejecting single-use and switching to reusable, banning single-use plastic, Global Plastics Treaty, rejecting Russian fossil fuels.
Read the document here.
