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Seven charts that explain the plastic pollution problem

Geoff Riley

10th December 2017

One of THE defining issues of the age and one that consumers, producers, governments and supra-national bodies are (not before time) starting to address.

Some 480 billion plastic bottles were sold globally in 2016 - that's a million bottles per minute.

Read Seven charts that explain the plastic pollution problem

"This is a planetary crisis... we are ruining the ecosystem of the ocean."

Seven charts that explain the plastic pollution problemhttps://t.co/smDVWIgN3t
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 10, 2017

Coca-Cola is using one-third more single-use plastic bottles than it was ten years ago. We have to make the company change direction.

Tell Coca-Cola's CEO to commit to end plastic pollution! >> https://t.co/hG3loLL8rF pic.twitter.com/8jobJweT68
— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) December 9, 2017

What exactly is Marks and Spencer trying to do here?

If only apples came with some kind of protective edible skin... Poor show @marksandspencer - I thought you cared about #PlasticPollution pic.twitter.com/zpRoSZAUOo
— Bryce Stewart (@BD_Stew) December 2, 2017

50% of the Plastic we use, we use just once and throw away. 😦
.#turnthetideonplastic #beatpollution #cleanseas #plasticpollution pic.twitter.com/D8OBay3VnC
— TurnTheTideOnPlastic (@TurnTidePlastic) December 2, 2017

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.

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