This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the time it takes you to read this sentence—say, four seconds—the world produces nearly 60 metric tons of plastic, almost entirely out of fossil fuels. That’s about 53,000 metric tons an hour, 1.3 million metric tons a day, or 460 million metric tons a year.
Plastics Makers Tout “a World Without Waste.” But What Does That Mean?
Joseph Winters, Mother Jones
Sun, 07/07/2024 - 3:00am
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