ETHICS SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL PACK

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Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Causes and Effects of Plastic Pollution......................................................................................2
Circular Economy......................................................................................................................5
Unilever Company.....................................................................................................................8
Circular Economy approach of Unilever................................................................................9
Conclusion................................................................................................................................10
References................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
Pollution is one of the major problems in the world. There are many types of pollution and all
they are affecting adversely in the environment. People are not taking it seriously and
increase in pollution wildlife animals. There is also one major problem that is faced by plastic
i.e. it is very difficult to collect plastics. Plastics also involve lots of costs in recycling and
therefore it is not affordable by every country is also led to many health problems. The main
element in pollution is considered to be Plastic. Plastic is non-degradable waste and because
of that, it is affecting the environment, people and (PARKER, 2020).
The highest amount of plastic trash can be seen in the ocean and because of those water
animals consumes and this is the major problem of their deaths. There are chances that fishes
and other water animals can be trapped under plastic bags. In this essay, an evaluation of
performance in terms of the circular economy of plastics will be presented. The evaluation
will be presented on Unilever. Principles of the circular economy will be also presented.
Causes and Effects of Plastic Pollution
Many harmful effects can be caused because of the pollution of plastic. The first that was
produced with the use of plastic was in 1907. After that rapid growth has been noticed in the
sale of plastic. Consumption of plastic has also increased from 200 fold to 381 million tons.
Many causes of plastic pollution are affecting the environment, wildlife and health of
individuals (Friends of the Earth, 2020). Some of the main causes are as follows:
 The overuse of plastic is the main cause of pollution.
 The cost of plastic is also very less.
 Careless disposals are also a major issue.
 Over Population.

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 Behaviours of consumers.
 Convenient.
 Sea Accidents.
 Raw Material.
The overuse of plastic that is causing because of an increase in pollution is adversely
affecting the health and behaviour of people. According to a study it is observed that increase
is the usage of plastic is because people are finding it convenient. It is also not expensive so
everyone can easily afford it. People are also throwing it anywhere. They do still not
understand the causes which are facing by everyone because of the pollution of plastic. It is
also used as a raw material in many manufacturing industries and is also used in packaging
the products. Plastic is also responsible for sea accidents and the deaths of animals (Friends
of the Earth, 2020).
Pollution is plastic is majorly causing because of this reason. There is a requirement of some
effective policy so that it will reduce the consumption of plastic. Wildlife is highly affected
by the pollution of plastic as animals consume plastics and this has become a major cause of
their deaths. Water animals die because either they consume plastic or they are trapped inside
(Andreas, 2020). Environmental damages are also caused because of plastic pollution
because it can affect the health of animals. Health effects are also linked with plastic
pollution because it is also responsible for chemical contamination. It is also written in a book
that, animals are eating waste such as clothes that we throw in the water and later people are
consuming that. Micro plastics (particles up to 5mm in diameter) are majorly found in the
ocean. These micro plastics are unable to h undergo a filtration process and therefore they are
likely to be flow in oceans and rivers (Nairobi, 2014).