Plastic pollution facts and information - National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/plastic-pollution
OverviewHow did this happen?See photos of animals in a world of plasticPlastics by the numbersHow plastics move around the worldMicroplasticsHarm to wildlifeStemming the plastic tide Some key facts:•Half of all plastics ever manufactured have been made in the last 15 years. •Production increased exponentially, from 2.3 million tons in 1950 to 448 million tons by 2015. P…•Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations. That’s the equivalent of setting five garbage bags full of trash on every foot of coastline around the world.
Some key facts:•Half of all plastics ever manufactured have been made in the last 15 years.
•Production increased exponentially, from 2.3 million tons in 1950 to 448 million tons by 2015. P…•Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations. That’s the equivalent of setting five garbage bags full of trash on every foot of coastline around the world.
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