• Question: how much plastic is there in the world?

    Asked by anon-335909 to Polly on 7 Oct 2022.
    • Photo: Polly Keen

      Polly Keen answered on 7 Oct 2022:

      Most recent estimates are that there is 8.3 billion tonnes. That’s the weight of 55 million jumbo jets!
      Only a quarter of that material is for products to last a long time; the rest goes to waste. Only 9% is recycled.

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