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Plastic Statistics
Annually, one trillion single-use plastic bags are used across the globe. That is close to 2 million every minute.
Approximately 8 million pieces of
plastic
pollution find their way into our oceans everyday.
Plastic bottles take 450 years to decompose
.
Plastic Affecting Animals
Over 100 million marine animals
are killed
each year by plastic
waste.
Plastic in an animal’s
gut can prevent food digestion and can lead to a very slow and painful death.
Plastic waste kills up to a million seabirds a year. When seabirds ingest plastic it takes up room in their stomachs, sometimes causing starvation.
Schools and Plastic
Glass and plastic beverage containers account for about 15% of the school waste stream.
If schools switched to reusable silverware, we would prevent 6,712 pounds of trash and expect to save $23,000 over three years
.
Each fork used costs around 9 cents. Now think about how many people are in a school.
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