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A rare novelty in the 1970s, plastic shopping bags are now an omnipresent global product, produced at a rate of one trillion a year. They are showing up in the darkest depths of the oceans to the summit of Mount Everest to the polar ice caps – and creating some major environmental challenges.
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Las bolsas de compras plásticas eran una rara novedad en...
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Novidade nos anos 70, as sacolas de plástico são hoje um...
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Around the world, one million plastic drinking bottles are...
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19 de oct. de 2023 · 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. Plastics often contain additives making them stronger, more flexible, and durable.
25 de ene. de 2024 · Plastic bag bans encourage reusable bag use and raise public awareness about plastic pollution. Phasing out bags requires caution, as bans can place an undue burden on unprepared businesses and consumers. Effective bans often combine legislation with public education and support for alternatives.
4 de jun. de 2020 · 500 billion plastic bags are used annually—and that's just plastic bags. Of all plastics the world has produced, only 9% of the nine billion tons has been recycled —most ends up in landfills, dumps, or in the environment.
15 de mar. de 2023 · March 15, 2023. Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide. And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste,...
Improving the management of plastic waste across the world – especially in poorer countries, where most of the ocean plastics come from – is therefore critical to tackling this problem. On this page, you can find all of our data, visualizations, and writing on plastic pollution.
Around the world, one million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute, while 500 billion single-use plastic bags are used worldwide every year. In total, half of all plastic produced is designed to be used only once — and then thrown away.
