8 Shocking Plastic Pollution Statistics to Know About - Earth.Org
How much plastic does the world generate and how much of it ends up in the ocean? Here are shocking plastic pollution statistics to know.
earth.orgPlastic pollution poses ongoing risks from single-use plastics, roughly half of plastic products are single-use, and only about 9% recycled globally, hundreds of millions of tonnes of mismanaged plastic enter oceans yearly. Oceanic plastics number in the trillions of pieces, abandoned fishing gear kills hundreds of thousands of whales and dolphins annually, alongside rising microplastics in human blood in recent studies, If current production continues, plastic-related greenhouse gas emissions could rival those from hundreds of coal-fired plants by 2040, emphasizing urgent policy and consumer responses.