Much of it ends up in landfills, where it may take up to 1,000 years to decompose, leaching potentially toxic substances into the soil and water.
We created Ecoware to help reduce the environmental impact of the consumption of plastic packaging. All of our products are natural, compostable and biodegradable.
Into The Soil And Water
70,000 Microplastics
The average person eats 70,000 microplastics each year.
Seabirds Will Be Eating Plastic
99% of seabirds will be eating plastic by 2050.
Every Minute Of Every Day
Every minute of every day a truckload of plastic is dumped into the ocean.
Killed By Plastic Bags
100,000 marine animals are killed by plastic bags each year.
More Plastic Than Fish
There could be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050.
According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), 300 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year, and not all of it is recycled. To put that into perspective, that’s equivalent to the weight of the entire human population.
However, only 15% of the total plastic produced is recycled today and it is estimated that 11 million metric tons of plastic leak into the ocean. Much of it ends up in landfills, where it may take up to 1,000 years to decompose.
We created Ecoware to help reduce the environmental impact of the consumption of plastic packaging. All of our products are natural, compostable and biodegradable.
SHOCKING PLASTIC STATISTICS
- A whopping 2 million plastic bags are used every minute worldwide.
- The average time that a plastic bag is used is just 12 minutes.
- Half of all plastics ever manufactured have been made in the last 15 years.
- The global demand for plastic will continue to grow, likely to double in the next 20 years.
- 73% of beach litter worldwide is plastic.