Plastic as an invention
When was plastic invented?
1862
How much plastic goes into the ocean pr. minute?
15 ton
How much plastic is produced each year?
380 million tons
How many procent of plastic isn´t recycled?
How many kg of plastic does an average human eat in a lifetime?
40 pounds (18,14 kg)
By who was plastic invented?
Alexander Parkes
How much plastic goes into the ocean pr. day?
21.600 ton
How much plastic was produced in 1960?
390.000 tons
How much plastic gets recycled?
Less than 9%
How many % of all tap water samples contain plastic?
83%
What was plastic a substitute for?
How much plastic goes into the ocean pr. year?
8 million ton
How much plastic is produced each year?
8 million pieces
How long can plastic take to break down?
About 400 years
When we are breathing what type of plastic are we breathing?
Microplastics
When was the worlds first fully synthetic plastic made?
In 1907
When was the first sign of plastic in the ocean found?
1972
About 9 billion tons
How many procent of plastic have cost climate change?
99%
How much plastic could the average human be swallowing every week?
About 5 grams
Who was the inventor of synthetic plastic?
Leo Baekeland
How much plastic is expected to be in the ocean by 2050?
850-950 million tons
In 1960 we produced 390.000 tons of plastic. How many times more plastic do we produce today?
974 times more
Where does half of the worlds plastic come from?
Asia
How much plastic is only used 1 time?
Half of all plastic