You probably interact with plastic countless times a day, from your coffee cup lid to your phone case, but its journey doesn't end when you toss it. The surprising truth is that plastic pollution is a complex crisis impacting everything from our oceans to our own bodies.
Plastic pollution is a growing global concern because production is skyrocketing, while recycling efforts lag far behind.
Global plastic production reached 400 million tonnes in 2022, a figure projected to nearly triple by 2060.