From 1950 to 2017, 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics have been produced. Reports suggest after 2004, half of that total number of plastic was produced.
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If plastic production is continued, over 12 billion metric tons will be in landfills or the natural environment by the year 2050.
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Majority of plastic produced from the 1950s has been discarded. Approximately 12% of it has been burned, 9% has been recycled, and 79% is in landfills or spread throughout the environment.
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Recycling plastic is not the answer to reducing the world's plastic pollution. The only way to make an impactful difference is to slow plastic production immediately and dramatically.
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Five million to 13 million metric tons of plastic enter the world’s oceans every year.
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