400 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide every year, with about 35.7 million tons of it coming from the US. More than 14 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year, causing devastating harm to our planet’s health. Researchers expect plastic production to triple by 2060, and if we don’t act now we will soon realize plastics are a grave threat to life on Earth.

Highlights

• Plastic is as equally a human problem as it is an environmental one. Researchers have found plastic particles in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the blood flowing through our veins.

• Focusing on waste management and recycling is not enough to solve the plastic problem. Only 9% of plastic ever created has been recycled.

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