-Around the world about one million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute
-In the early 2000s, our output of plastic waste rose more in a single decade than it had in the previous 40 years
-Today, we produce about 300 million tons of plastic waste every year
-60% of plastic that has been produced since the 1950s has either ended up in a landfill or the natural environment
-8 million tons of plastic end up in the world’s oceans every year