MYTH BUSTER

Myth Buster 1

It's true Plastic is a major part of our waste.

Plastic just contributes 12% of the waste.

Myth Buster 2

Plastic helps food to be stored longer and safer.

Metal and Paper packaging is more sustainable.

Myth Buster 3

Increases yield and reduces the use of water and fertilizers.

Plasticulture causes more harm than benefit to the environment.

Myth Buster 4

Removing Plastics from our life will put an end to pollution.

Changing our habits of consumption & disposal is a better solution.

Myth Buster 5

Plastic is the only material that outlives all other packaging materials.

There are glass pieces found that age more than 1000 years.

Myth Buster 6

Plastic contains a chemical called phthalates which cause Cancer.

There is no scientific evidence to this claim.

Myth Buster 7

The recycling market in India is growing every day.

India has very few recycling companies.

Myth Buster 8

Producing plastic is more energy and resource efficient than glass.

Glass and Paper are much more sustainable to produce than plastic.

Myth Buster 9

PET bottles are known to leach chemicals into water when reused.

PET bottles are absolutely safe to use and approved by even the US-PDA.

Myth Buster 10

There's no scientific data to establish how many years it takes for plastics to break down.

Multiple pieces of research have proved that plastic remains intact for at least 1000 years.

Myth Buster 11

Bio-plastics are made from sustainable sources and thus automatically bio-degrade.

Even bio-plastics need to be properly disposed to be effective as a solution.

Myth Buster 12

Approximately 10% of PET bottles annually produced in India could end up in ocean due to littering.

Only PET bottles disposed in Dry Waste Bins get recycled, rest ends up in ocean.

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