{"id":47417,"date":"2024-10-11T09:40:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T13:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/?p=47417"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:56:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:56:05","slug":"single-drop-nitrogen-key-reducing-plastic-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/en\/single-drop-nitrogen-key-reducing-plastic-use\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Single Drop of Nitrogen Is Key to Reducing Plastic Use"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every year, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide, causing enormous damage to terrestrial ecosystems.<\/p>\n

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It is estimated that by 2050, the amount of plastic waste entering the ocean could quadruple, meaning there could be more debris than fish in the sea, according to United Nations projections.<\/p>\n

An innovation from the company Indura, part of the Air Products Group, aims to help the beverage industry reduce plastic use in the manufacture of PET bottles.<\/p>\n