{"id":248557,"date":"2024-04-09T18:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T18:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-plastic-crisis\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T22:26:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T22:26:15","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-the-plastic-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-plastic-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know about the plastic crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
Global annual production of plastic has\u00a0increased exponentially over the past 65 years, growing from 2 million metric tons in 1950 to 460 million metric tons in 2019. Much of this plastic quickly becomes waste, and plastic waste is found everywhere, including the\u00a0farthest reaches of the Arctic, the\u00a0deep seabed, and even in\u00a0clouds and the atmosphere. In a recent study, every human placenta tested was found to have microplastics in it. An estimated 242 million metric tons of plastic waste is generated globally every year, and the United States is one of the top generators. At least\u00a01,565 wildlife species have been found to accidentally ingest plastic, which can lead to starvation, intestinal blockages, and death, and even more wildlife are injured or die every year due to\u00a0plastic entanglement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet plastic pollution is not just a waste issue to be managed and not just a…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n