Most plastic labeled recyclable isn’t recycled, it winds up in landfills or as litter, breaking into microplastics that pollute oceans, soil, and even our food. We can’t solve the plastic crisis alone ...
More than 400 million metric tons of plastic is produced annually, and only a small fraction is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, or leaks into the natural environment, which is impacting ...
Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Most of that trash winds up in a landfill. As someone who loves ...