Animals
% of of mussels tested positive for microplastics
100% of mussels have tested positive for microplastics
Fraction of fish that have digested microplastics
2/3
Billions of coffee cups produced by Starbucks per year
4 billion
Years for wool to decompose
1-5 years
The size of the Pacific garbage patch compared to Frace
3x
Gallons of water is needed for 1 lb of beef
2500 gallons
Millions of tonnes of plastic that go into the ocean per year
12.7 million tonnes
Plastic bags used per year in Canada
15 billion
Tonnes of textile waste produced in the US every year
Over 15 million
Plastic razors are thrown out per year
2 billion
Tonnes of fish are taken from the ocean each year
90-100 million
How many commonly used single-use plastics has the EU banned?
7
Plastic bottles discarded by Americans every hour.
Time for pure cotton to decompose
A week to 5 months
The percentage of warming the ocean has absorbed (from greenhouse gases)
90%
Percentage of dead animals found in beach cleanups caught in plastic bags
10%
Paper & plastic bags used by a supermarket
60 million
3500
Years for Nylon to decompose
30 - 40 years
Area of rainforests cut down per minute
100 acres/minute
Percentage of sea turtle that have eaten plastic trash
52%
What percentage of the world's plastic waste has been recycled?
9%
Water it takes to produce a plastic water bottle.
6x as much water as is contained
Years for Polyester to decompose
20-200 years
Tonnes of e-waste disposed of worldwide each year.
20 to 50 million