Facts about Plastic Pollution

English 10 Public

True or False about Plastic Pollution

Since the 1950s, around 2 million tons of plastic have been produced worldwide.

FALSE! Since the 1950s, around 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced worldwide.

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In some parts of the world, using plastic is already illegal.

TRUE!

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Most of beach litter worldwide is plastic.

TRUE! 73% of beach litter worldwide is plastic.

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A thousand plastic bottles are bought around the world every minute.

FALSE! A million plastic bottles are bought around the world every minute.

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Worldwide, about 2 million plastic bags are used every minute.

TRUE!

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90% of plastic polluting our oceans is carried by just 10 rivers.

TRUE! 10 rivers across Asia and Africa carry 90% of the plastic that ends up in the oceans

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Plastic is killing more than 1.1 thousand seabirds and animals every year.

FALSE! Plastic is killing more than 1.1 million seabirds and animals every year.

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The average person eats 70,000 microplastics each year.

TRUE!

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The average time that a plastic bag is used for is 12 hours.

FALSE! The average time that a plastic bag is used for is … 12 minutes.

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Over the past 50 years, world plastic production has doubled.

TRUE!

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