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Cumulative global plastics production
Decomposition rates of marine debris items
Extrapolated change in plastic fate to 2050
FAQs on Plastics
Global mismanagement of plastic waste by region (2025)
Global plastic waste by disposal (1980-2015)
Grocery bag reuse to equal environmental impact of single-use plastic
Grocery bag reuse to equal GHG of single-use plastic bag
Macroplastics in the surface ocean (1950-2050)
Microplastics in the surface ocean (1950-2050)
Per capita mismanaged plastic waste
Per capita plastic waste generation
Regional share of river plastic input to ocean (2015)
Share of mismanaged global plastic waste (2025)
Share of plastic waste that is inadequately managed (2010)