Category: Plastic footprint

Due to an increasing call for society to eliminate plastic usage for many years now, more and more countries have started implementing measures to lessen our dependence on plastic products. 

Since 1950, 8 billion tons of plastic have been produced. More than half of it moved to landfills, while only about 9 percent was recycled. Much of the plastic that is not recycled or sent to...

We can only stop producing plastic when we finally stop using it. The world has grown so dependent on plastics, that we are now facing a global problem when it comes to proper waste disposal. Getting...

Germany currently leads the race in recycling municipal solid waste with a whopping 68 percent recycling rate. Meanwhile, countries like Austria, South Korea, Wales, and Switzerland complete the top...

Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles, which include plastic bottles, bags, and microbeads in the Earth’s environment, adversely affecting wildlife, wildlife...

Every year, around 8 million to 12 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean. This is on top of the estimated 150 million metric tons already in our marine environments. Research shows that...