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This Earth Day, Select the Planet Over Plastics – State of the Planet

In honor of Earth Day on April 22, the Local weather College has a wide range of nice occasions and tales lined up all through the whole month of April. Discover out extra right here

Since 1970, each April 22 has served as a salient reminder of the pressing want for larger environmental consciousness and local weather motion. This yr’s Earth Day—with the theme of Planet vs. Plastics—is not any completely different, setting a lofty objective of ending plastic consumption and demanding a 60% discount in all plastics manufacturing by 2040.

At the moment, we generate about 400 million metric tons of plastic waste yearly worldwide —roughly the collective weight of the human inhabitants—in accordance with the United Nations Atmosphere Programme. Almost 36% of this plastic is utilized in packaging, together with single-use merchandise for meals and beverage containers, and about 85% leads to landfills.

And these alarming numbers proceed to develop, with manufacturing predicted to succeed in a staggering 1,100 million metric tons by 2050, absent any type of intervention.

Picture: NOAA’s Nationwide Ocean Service

At State of the Planet, we’ve spent years overlaying the struggle towards plastic air pollution and the seek for options to safeguard a more healthy and extra sustainable future. Check out a few of our tales beneath and preserve studying State of the Planet for ongoing protection this Earth Month and year-round.

  • How Do We Clear Up All That Ocean Plastic?: With the rising variety of plastics polluting our oceans, many organizations try to wash up the water, however fixing this downside may even require massive adjustments on land.
  • The Reality About Bioplastics: Whereas thought of extra eco-friendly than conventional plastic, bioplastics nonetheless have appreciable detrimental influence on the setting.
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