Cerro Haute

Our ignorance about plastic pollution is suffocating us.  
 
makes up approximately half the plastic produced, and, as the name suggests, is used once before being discarded.  
 
But plastic is designed to be indestructible. On average, plastic takes 400 years to break down.  
 
Only 9% of plastic is recycled into something to be used again. 12% of plastic ends up in the incinerator. 
 
That means that 79% of all plastic ever produced still exists in its original state.  
 
So, of the 8.3 billion tons of plastic produced since 1950, 6.5 billion tons has been disposed of somewhere on our planet and will stay there for centuries.  
 
We each have a choice: Perpetuate the problem by pretending it doesn’t exist, or change our habits by taking personal responsibility to reduce our own plastic consumption.  
 
Do you still think you need that plastic water bottle today? Will you choose to continue to suffocate in your ignorance? 
 
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