The plastic water bottle industry is booming. Here’s why that ... - CNN
Mar 16, 2023 · Around 85% of plastic water bottles, which can take up to 1,000 years to degrade, end up as waste, according to the report. They also end up in the ocean, adding to a vast swirl of...
How the plastic bottle went from miracle container to hated garbage
Aug 23, 2019 · Early plastic bottles showed promise as a lightweight alternative, but they leached chemicals and failed to contain carbonated drinks. If the bottle didn’t explode, the carbonation fizzled. It...
Fact Sheet: Single Use Plastics - Earth Day
Mar 29, 2022 · Fact Sheet: Single-Use Plastics. The billions upon billions of items of plastic waste choking our oceans, lakes, and rivers and piling up on land is more than unsightly and harmful to plants and wildlife. Plastic pollution is very real and single-use plastics are small but have a large impact.
How to Recycle Plastic Bottles: Everything You Need to Know - wikiHow
Feb 1, 2024 · Making a difference can be as easy as recycling your plastic bottles and jugs. In this article, we’ll teach you how to recycle plastic bottles properly and show you where to bring them.
How to Recycle Plastic Bottles & Jugs - Earth911
Find a location to recycle plastic jugs and bottles using our recycling locator. Most plastic jugs and bottles are 100% recyclable and easy to recycle.
Visual Feature | Beat Plastic Pollution - UNEP
Cigarette butts — whose filters contain tiny plastic fibers — are the most common type of plastic waste found in the environment. Food wrappers, plastic bottles, plastic bottle caps, plastic grocery bags, plastic straws, and stirrers are the next most common items.
Plastic Water Bottles - How Bad Are They for the Environment?
Aug 1, 2021 · The Container Recycling Institute found that 86% of plastic water bottles consumed in the United States end up in the trash. As these plastics degrade, they break down into microplastics that produce carcinogenic toxins that endanger marine life.
Plastic Pollution Solutions - 10 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution - NRDC
Jul 3, 2024 · Each year, close to 20 billion plastic bottles are tossed in the trash. Carry a reusable bottle in your bag, and you’ll save money and plastic—you may also be making the safer choice by...
Plastic Pollution - Our World in Data
Improving the management of plastic waste across the world – especially in poorer countries, where most of the ocean plastics come from – is therefore critical to tackling this problem. On this page, you can find all of our data, visualizations, and writing on plastic pollution.
Trash or Recycling? Why Plastic Keeps Us Guessing.
Apr 21, 2022 · A switch to a cheaper plastic material meant drink makers could now keep churning out new bottles instead of collecting used ones. To cope with the mounting trash, cities and counties set up...