ALPLA Videobot - Petroleum and plastic production

In fact, just 1.5% of the crude oil produced globally is used for the manufacturing of plastic packaging. That means it takes far fewer fossil resources to produce plastics than people think. Furthermore, unlike 'used' fuel, used plastics can be reprocessed multiple times, thus conserving resources. There are also future-proof alternatives in the form of bio-based plastics, which are made of renewable resources such as corn starch, sugar cane and the shells of sunflower seeds.