Earth is becoming 'Planet Plastic'

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xenoview's picture
Earth is becoming 'Planet Plastic'

US scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made and put the number at 8.3 billion tonnes.
It is an astonishing mass of material that has essentially been created only in the last 65 years or so.
The 8.3 billion tonnes is as heavy as 25,000 Empire State Buildings in New York, or a billion elephants.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40654915

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LogicFTW's picture
It is actually more like 1.5
mbrownec's picture
Plastic was a great invention

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