Discarded Plastic Waste & Global
CO2 Emissions

We Are Still Following The Linear Loop

Global Level Problem

Every day, a gigantic number of plastic leaks into the environment, the seas and oceans (5 to13 million Tonnes/year). It stays there for a very long time, damaging nature and the ecosystems that support life on Earth. According to new OCED’s report, the world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment, and only 9% successfully recycled.

Cigarette butts — whose filters contain tiny plastic fibers — are the most common type of plastic waste found in the environment. Food wrappers, plastic bottles, plastic bottle caps, plastic grocery bags, plastic straws, and stirrers are the next most common items. Many of us use these products every day, without even thinking about where they might end up. That’s how we generate plastic waste pollution.

#1 Non - Renewable Resources

Since the 1970s, the rate of plastic production has grown faster than that of any other material. If historic growth trends continue, global production of primary plastic is forecasted to reach 1,100 million tonnes by 2050. Manufacturing requires significant quantities of fossil fuels & a non-renewable resources.

#2 Linear Economy

In our current economy, we take materials from the Earth, make products from them, and eventually throw them away as waste – the process is linear. Most plastic pollution comes from inadequate collection and disposal of larger plastic debris.

#3 Ocean Bound Plastic

It is estimated that 7 to 199 million tonnes of plastic is currently found in our oceans. The amount of plastic waste entering aquatic ecosystems could nearly triple from 5-13 million tonnes per year in 2022 to a projected 15-39 million tonnes per year by 2040.

#4 Consequences