Plastic Pollution Will More than Double by 2040, Yielding a Garbage Truck's Worth of Waste Each Second | Scientific American
Plastic Pollution Will More than Double by 2040, Yielding a Garbage Truck's Worth of Waste Each Second | Scientific American
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A Garbage Truck of Plastic Will Be Dumped Every Second by 2040 Unless We Act Now, Report Finds
An estimated 280 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year by 2040, data shows
Right now, an estimated 130 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year. By 2040, that number will jump to 280 million metric tons—about a garbage truck’s worth every second, according to a new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts.