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Plastic Pollution Story of Stuff Project
Video from The Story of Stuff Project ... How to Stop Plastic Pollution Forever
Peter Burgess
How to Stop Plastic Pollution Forever
Jericho Apo, The Story of Stuff Project
Story of Stuff Project
Dear Peter,
Did you know that humans have produced more than 8.3 billion tons of plastic in the last 70 years(1) and 91% of which have not been recycled?(2)
This means that almost all of the plastics ever produced are in a landfill, have been incinerated, or somewhere else in our environment causing destructive impacts to the Earth’s ecosystem.
The fossil fuel industry plans to increase plastic production by over 40% in the next decade(3) which means there will be more plastic than ever before.
Recycling and cleanups alone won’t solve the massive scale of the plastic crisis.
Think about it, if your bathtub was overflowing, you wouldn’t immediately reach for a mop -- you’d first turn off the tap. That’s what we need to do with single-use plastics.
Watch this video and learn how we can turn the tide and put an end to plastic pollution.
How to Stop Plastic Pollution Forever 2,948 views The Story of Stuff Project Premiered 9 hours ago Did you know that humans have produced more than 8.3 billion tons of plastic in the last 70 years (1) and 91% of which have not been recycled? (2) This means that almost all of the plastics ever produced are in a landfill, have been incinerated, or somewhere else in our environment causing destructive impacts to the Earth’s ecosystem. The fossil fuel industry plans to increase plastic production by over 40% in the next decade (3) which means more plastic the world has ever seen. If your bathtub was overflowing, you wouldn’t immediately reach for a mop -- you’d first turn off the tap. That’s what we need to do with single-use plastics. This is how we stop plastic pollution forever. SOURCES: