Quién está pagando los costos humanos de la contaminación plástica

The text highlights the human costs of plastic pollution, noting that production and incineration facilities are often sited in marginalized communities without adequate consultation. It links plastic production to respiratory and immune system health issues and climate change, while calling for extended producer responsibility and federal legislation to protect vulnerable populations.

• Plastic pollution is not merely a waste accumulation problem but a systemic issue where production and incineration facilities are located in poor communities and communities of color, often without proper notification or consultation.
• In the United States, approximately 1.8 million Latino people live within half a mile of oil and gas facilities, which increases the risk of respiratory diseases and premature birth.
• Plastic production is a significant driver of the climate crisis; if current trends continue, emissions from plastic production could reach 1.34 gigatonnes per year by 2030, equivalent to the emissions of over 295 new 500-megawatt coal power plants.
• Environmental racism is evident in the disparity of toxic release incidents, with plants in communities of color experiencing nearly double the rate of such incidents compared to predominantly white neighborhoods.
• The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Prevention Act (BFFPPA) of 2021 aims to hold large producers responsible for post-consumer waste, pause the construction or expansion of plastic production and incineration plants, and mandate environmental justice reviews and linguistic accessibility for local communities.

APA

Arellano, Y., & Cervantes, M. D. V. P. (2021). Quién está pagando los costos humanos de la contaminación plástica. GreenLatinos. https://www.greenlatinos.org/quien-esta-pagando-los-costos-humanos-de-la-contaminacion-plastica/

Chicago

Arellano, Yvette, and Mariana Del Valle Prieto Cervantes. Quién está pagando los costos humanos de la contaminación plástica. GreenLatinos, 2021. https://www.greenlatinos.org/quien-esta-pagando-los-costos-humanos-de-la-contaminacion-plastica/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{arellano2021quin, author = {Arellano, Yvette and Cervantes, Mariana Del Valle Prieto}, title = {{Quién está pagando los costos humanos de la contaminación plástica}}, publisher = {GreenLatinos}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenlatinos.org/quien-esta-pagando-los-costos-humanos-de-la-contaminacion-plastica/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }