cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/collapse/p/1543307/plastic-pollution-will-more-than-double-by-2040-yielding-a-garbage-truck-s-worth-of-was

Right now, an estimated 130 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year. By 2040, that number will jump to 280 million metric tons—about a garbage truck’s worth every second, according to a new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts.