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1. März 2022 · Plastic production is an essential part of the world economy that has mushroomed exponentially with c.9.2 billion tonnes estimated to have been made between 1950 and 2017. Now, each year c.8–11 million tonnes of plastic waste escapes into the oceans.
Over the next 70 years, however, annual production of plastics has increased nearly 230-fold to 460 million tonnes in 2019. Even just in the last two decades, global plastic production has doubled. Around 0.5% of plastic waste ends up in the ocean. The world produces around 350 million tonnes of plastic waste each year.
23. Feb. 2021 · In the 1960s, scientists from the National Academy of Sciences discovered some alarming news: More than 100 million tonnes of waste had been dumped in our Ocean. This report discounted plastic pollution, which we now know is one of the major pollutants in our Ocean, because it had just recently become a mainstream material.
19. Okt. 2023 · Some key facts: Half of all plastics ever manufactured have been made in the last 15 years. Production increased exponentially, from 2.3 million tons in 1950 to 448 million tons by 2015. Production is expected to double by 2050. Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations.
Plastic consumption has quadrupled over the past 30 years, driven by growth in emerging markets. Global plastics production doubled from 2000 to 2019 to reach 460 million tonnes. Plastics account for 3.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Global plastic waste generation more than doubled from 2000 to 2019 to 353 million tonnes.
6. Okt. 2020 · October 06, 2020. •13 min read. The global campaign to gain control of plastic waste is one of the fastest-growing environmental causes ever mounted. Yet it hasn’t been enough to make a dent in...
27. Juli 2022 · Story | 27 Jul, 2022. The plastic pollution crisis. Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces.
