Today is Earth Day.
This year’s theme is focused on plastics, which are everywhere in our daily life.
Did you know?
- Only 9% of plastics worldwide is recycled? The rest is primarily incinerated or put in landfills. [source TCA]
- 500 billion plastic bags were produced last year, equal to 61 bags for every person on the planet
- Producing a plastic water bottle needs 6x more water than the bottle itself holds
- Microplastics (the result of plastic breaking down) have been found in animals, marine life and humans
Earthday.org has launched a campaign to reduce plastic production by 60% by the year 2040.
Consider celebrating Earth Day by visiting Earthday.org for more information on how plastics impact our health as well as general knowledge quizzes, fact sheets and more.