The Plastic Crisis

THE PLASTIC POLLUTION CRISIS BY THE NUMBERS 

• America’s rank in global plastic production: 1
• The percentage of plastics that gets recycled in the United States each year: 5-6%
• The percentage of plastic produced annually that’s used for single-use plastics: 42%
• The number of chemicals used to make plastics: 16,000
• The number of microplastics particles found in a 1-liter plastic bottle of water: 240,000

Source: Beyond Plastic

The Plastic Crisis