[INFFORGRAPIC] - How is plastic waste "destroying" the earth?

Posted date 08/05/2019
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Posted date 08/05/2019
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Every year, the world discharges 300 million tons of plastic waste, nearly 1/3 of the plastic bags that people throw away are not collected and treated. More than 9.1 billion tons of plastic waste are accumulating on Earth. On average, every minute the world consumes 1 million plastic bottles... Plastic waste and plastic bags discharged into the environment are increasing exponentially. They are destroying the living environment of humans and the animal world, especially marine life, every day and every hour.

Every year, the world discharges 300 million tons of plastic waste, nearly 1/3 of the plastic bags that people throw away are not collected and treated. More than 9.1 billion tons of plastic waste are accumulating on Earth. On average, every minute the world consumes 1 million plastic bottles... Plastic waste and plastic bags discharged into the environment are increasing exponentially. They are destroying the living environment of humans and the animal world, especially marine life, every day and every hour.

The above statistics may not make many people startled or scared because everyone thinks it is far away, it "leaves us out".

However, every day in Vietnam, nearly 400 people die from cancer; the blue ocean is polluted, thousands of marine species are at risk of extinction due to plastic waste.

The Earth's living environment is ringing red alarm bells about the current state of plastic waste pollution.

It only takes a second for humans to throw away plastic waste and nylon bags, but it takes hundreds of years to decompose. The consequences for the environment are truly terrible.

If we do not act promptly, plastic waste and nylon bags will completely destroy the Earth and human life.



Using environmentally friendly products helps reduce plastic waste.



You can absolutely apply 9 ways to reduce plastic in your life to say "no" to single-use plastic products and nylon bags.
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