Nearly 100 years after being introduced in the form of mass production, we now know that lasting forever isn’t necessarily a good thing. 

The plastic pollution crisis affects every being on earth, from humans to animals to agriculture.

Out of 400M tons of plastic products are produced annually,

ONLY 9% is recycled, leaving the rest to degrade over hundreds of years.

Out of 400M tons of plastic products are produced annually, ONLY 9% is recycled, leaving the rest to degrade over hundreds of years.

MicroPlastics are released from disposed plastics, and can be found everywhere from: oceans, rivers, landfill, rain water, marine life habitat,  mothers’ breast milk, and most recently in human blood. 

cup with plastic

Studies show we consume approximately FIVE GRAMS (a spoonful) of plastics on a weekly basis.

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