Global plastic waste generation has grown more than seven-fold in the past four decades to 360 million metric tons per year. Despite the issue of plastic pollution gaining increased attention and outrage in recent years, UN member states failed to reach an agreement in December 2024 on a ...
California has introduced a new law that seeks to make the producers and vendors of plastic packaging responsible for waste, attempting to curb the amount that ends up polluting the oceans. Many environmental groups have supported this law; however, others have raised concerns about giving the plas...
Plastic packaging waste statistics 2012: 34% recycling, 35%energy recoEU 27+2 recycled 5.4m tonnes, 34.7%, of all its plastic packaging waste in 2012, easily surpassing the EU's minimum target of 22.5%, says the annual report PlasPackaging Europe...
Global plastic waste Plastic waste in Europe Plastic waste in the United States Key figures Waste generation Per capita e-waste generation worldwide E-waste generation in Asia Per capita e-waste generation in the UK Waste management Share of e-waste in Northern Europe documented as ...
Reducing the Waste at America’s Restaurants According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American household spends more than $3,000 a year on eating out. This not only requires an astonishing amount of plastic packaging and utensils, but it also produces a lot of wasted food. Th...
As the name suggests, microplastics are tiny bits of plastic that come from plastic waste.Although we can't see them, microplastics are everywhere. They're in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. They have been found in every species on the Earth. Every time ...
Tonnes of plastic waste dumped in oceans Globally, this year In 2025 This month This week Today What is the solution to overfishing? Do you want future generations to have access to fish and shellfish? Buying seafood from sustainable sources is possible. The Marine Stewardship Council, for ex...
Though at first this small straw may not seem like a lot, when its usage is added up, plastic straws create a big problem for the environment. And, with the USA using 500 million strawsevery day(enough straws to circle around the Earth 2.5 times!), that’s a lot of trash and potenti...
The second annual Royal Statistical Society ‘statistics of the year’ have been announced. The Guardian reports that these include top prize for “90.5%, the proportion of plastic waste that has never been recycled”, and that other statistics awarded or commended involve Jaffa Cakes, poverty, ...
A plastic package containing a new shower curtain is labeled “recyclable.” It is not clear whether the package or the shower curtain is recyclable. In either case, the label is deceptive if any part of the package or its contents, other than minor components, cannot be recycled. ...