Plastics waste

1. 1
PLASTIC
S
WASTE
IN USA
1960
-
2018

2. 2
35.7 million tons
MUNICIP
AL
SOLID
WASTE
IN USA
(2018)

3. CLASSIF
Y
PLASTIC
S
WASTE
(2018)
41%
21%
38%
Containers & Packaging Nondurable Goods
Durable Goods
3
35.7
0
MILLIONS
TONS

4. 4
PLASTICS
WASTE
MANAGEMEN
T
1960-2018
3,09
5,6
2
26,97

5. 5
SUMMARY
Plastics waste that
ends up in landfills
take hundreds of
years to degrade
There’s increasing
concern about the
toxins they release
into the environment
We should reduce
plastics waste

6. 6
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