1 - Plastic and its impacts
In this first course of our online training on plastic recycling, you will understand what plastic is, how it is made, and why its end of life is problematic. You will see its impacts on the environment and health, then the possible solutions: reduce, reuse, better sort, and recycle.
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Course Objectives
- Understand what plastic is (polymers, monomers, additives).
- Know where plastics come from and why they are difficult to recycle.
- Identify the main impacts of plastic (environment, health, climate).
- Discover the major solutions: 5R, sorting, and recycling.
| Responsible | Anna KALIFA |
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| Update | 04/15/2026 |
| Time | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Registered | 75 |
Decentralised recycling
Basic
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1 - Plastic and its impacts5Lessons · 1 hr 30 min
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1.1 - What is plastic?
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1.2 - The Life Cycle and Impact of Plastic
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1.3 - Plastic pollution: a global threat
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1.4 - Possible Substitutions
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1.5 - The main stages of recycling
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Certification – Plastic Odyssey Academy1Lessons · 10 min
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Plastics & impacts (Fundamentals)
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