Ukukhiqizwa komhlaba we amaplastiki kukhuphuka njalo ngonyaka (amathani ayizigidi ezingama-288, okungukuthi, ngaphezu kuka-2,9% ngo-2012), maqondana ngqo nokukhula kwesibalo sabantu, futhi ngenxa yalokho, ngokunyuka kwenani imfucuza.
Kwavela ngawo-1950, lezi izinto zokwakha ubuningi baphendula ekusetshenzisweni okuningi okungenakugwenywa namuhla. Ngenxa yezimfanelo zabo ezithile - inhlanzeko, ukumelana nokwethuka, njll., Amapulasitiki ayingxenye yempilo yethu yansuku zonke, ikakhulukazi emaphaketheni, okwamanje amele ama-66% imfucuza amaplastiki.
La Producción umhlaba zezikhwama zepulasitiki ezazichichima ngeminyaka yama-1970, zifinyelela izibalo zezinkanyezi ngonyaka. Iningi lemfucuza ligcina lithathe indlela ye- indle, imifula nolwandle. I- iminikelo komhlaba ngakho-ke bamelela ama-80% wemfucumfucu efinyelela olwandle.
Ngokuqondene ne imfucuza zasolwandle, siqinisekisa ukuthi ikakhulukazi imvelaphi yasolwandle kufayela le- I-Atlántico nasemhlabeni ku IMedithera. Amathani ayizigidi eziyisithupha kadoti axoshwa unyaka ngamunye yimikhumbi. ENorth Sea, u-90% wemfucuza etholakele iyi- ukupakisha kwepulasitiki (izikhwama, amabhodlela).