The keyboard, the mouse, the screen. The chair, the table, the lamp. Plastic, plastic, plastic. Everywhere I see, everything I touch: plastic. Appliances, fabrics, packaging. Automobiles, construction, and medical equipment.
Plastics are the building blocks of the modern world, at a cost of 160 liters of water for one kilogram of plastic. And at an alarming growing rate of disposal, especially in consumer products, textiles, and packaging permeating the oceans, it is cluttering landfills and creating a near-permanent contamination of the natural environment.
As if that weren’t bad enough, it is also a major contributor to climate change. Because plastic does much more than just clutter — each stage of its lifecycle emits greenhouse gases, posing a significant threat to ecosystems and communities. No matter where you live, the planet is choking on plastic.