<aside> 💡 “Half of the plastic ever made was made in just the last 13 years”
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14 million tons of microplastic estimated in the deep ocean; CSIRO - Oct 6 2020
Between 5m and 13m tons of plastic leaks into the world’s oceans each year (2017, The Guardian)
https://www.theworldcounts.com/embed/challenges/105?background_color=white&color=black&font_family="Helvetica+Neue"%2C+Arial%2C+sans-serif&font_size=14
😧 Less than 5% of film plastic is recycled nationwide (US)
Global plastic production at 300 million tons per year - NatGeo, Jun 2018
35% more plastic in commerce by 2025 -source: Story of Plastic, The
Production to triple or even quadruple by 2050
By 2050, more plastic than fish (2017, The Guardian)
The massive growth to date in plastic-waste leakage stems from a substantial— and entirely predictable — increase in the overall use of plastic. This increase is correlated primarily with decreasing poverty, growing incomes, and rising consumption in fast-growing emerging markets, coupled with underdeveloped waste-management systems in these countries. - Source: Stemming the Tide
Coca-Cola produces more than 100bn throwaway plastic bottles every year – or 3,400 a second
https://twitter.com/greenpeaceusa/status/1049660885868924928
... according to analysis carried out by Greenpeace after the company refused to publicly disclose its global plastic usage. The top six drinks companies in the world use a combined average of just 6.6% of recycled PET in their products, according to Greenpeace. A third have no targets to increase their use of recycled plastic and none are aiming to use 100% across their global production.
✅To Do: Review self-reporting figures from the WWF "Resource: Plastic" Transparent 2020 report for 5 corporate participants:
