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Brazil produces around 7 million tons of plastic products a year, 44% of which are disposable and single-use plastics, common in food packaging; a significant amount of it ends up in one of Brazil’s 3,000 dumps.

The Brazilian Food Industry Association defends the use of the material because of its ability to “maintain quality and safety”; some companies, however, have been trying to find other solutions.

By Ellen Nemitz
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/what-will-the-brazilian-food-industry-do-about-plastic-packaging/

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