PLASTIC POLLUTION 

PLASTIC POLLUTION 

Plastics in the sea.
Down-to-earth solutions.

8 million pieces of plastic pollution find their way into our ocean daily. 79% of plastic waste is sent to landfills or the ocean, while only 9% is recycled and 12% gets incinerated. 25 trillion macro & 51 trillion microplastics litter our oceans. Of that, 269,000 tons float on the surface. In addition, 2.5 billion metric tons of solid waste is produced all around the world. Of that, 275 million metric tons is plastic waste and 8 million metric tons of plastic goes into the oceans.

Full report coming soon.
Source: Oceanconservancy

 

79

% plastic waste sent to ocean

9

% only recicled

12

% gets incinerated

296k

tonnes float on the surface

2.5

billion metric tons produced around the world