From production…
Single-use plastics account for 40% of the entire plastic production each year
50% of all plastics ever produced have been made in the last 15 years
We are producing over 300 million tons of plastic every year
The production of plastic increases with 8% every year
For consumption…
Every inhabitant in the Netherlands uses 28 kilos of plastic packages per year
Each year, one billion plastic bags are used around the world
40% of plastic is consumed just once and then discarded
Nearly a million plastic bottles are sold every minute around the world
To waste…
Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations
1 in 3 marine mammals have been found entangled in marine litter
Over 90% of all sea birds have plastic pieces in their stomachs