@ Alexandre, I think it is serious. As burning of plastic in open air leads to environmental pollution due to the release of poisonous chemicals. The polluted air when inhaled by humans and animals affect their health and can cause respiratory problems. On the other way, it takes too long time to decompose. Plastic bags may take 10-1000 years and bottles will take 450 years to decompose. Therefore, either we have to discover excellent organisms to decompose plastic quickly or otherwise plastic should be banned till date.

Indeed, it is a very serious problem. But is this initiative a serious and real answer?

This is serious global problem . Please refer:

Global Alliance to end plastic waste Launches with $ 1 bn commitment.

packagingeurope.com.

Plastic waste is a serious problem because wastes from this sources are non biodegradable and can last for many years.

Plastic waste is one of the contemporary environmental challenges confronting us now. Being a non-biodegradable substances, it has the potential to remain in the soil for years. Their presence can lead to loss of soil and aquatic biodiversities.

Some isolated and uncoordinated efforts have been made to reduce their use and by extension their impact on the environment. For now, it is difficult to imagine a totally plastic-free world. I am aware that the then Government of the old Andhra Pradesh in India (or was it the entire nation?) banned the use of plastic bags as far back as 2010, some research funding agencies are sponsoring researches on how to reduce the adverse effects of plastic waste on the environment and in some countries, people are paid to remove all forms of plastic wastes from the environment, particularly coastal and marine environments. These efforts are not only isolated but grossly inadequate to combat the ever increasing menace of plastic wastes in the environment.

Policy makers need to urgently promulgate policies that will reduce the use of plastic. This can be achieved either taxing manufacturers and consumers of plastic and plastic products or paying people to pick plastics from the environment.

The whole world need to speak with one voice.

I think it is very serious based on the Global involve and the nature of the alliance

Its serious but i am trying to work on the use of microorganism as degraders of LDPE, this will proffer solution. This research requires funding above the preliminary stage

It is need of time.

It is a serious thing when it comes to environmental pollution. A total alliance is needed in order to reduce the cause and its effects.