Editorial: COVID-19 was a pandemic for plastic too

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based on scientific modeling, that 8 million tons of pandemic-related plastic was produced globally as of August. Furthermore, they estimate that about 26,000 tons has or will end up in rivers, oceans, beaches and, ultimately, in the bellies of sea creatures. By the end of this year, their model projects that another 3 million tons of pandemic-related plastic waste will be used.

Though the 8-million-ton increase is a pittance next to the 300 million tons of single-use plastic produced in the typical, non-pandemic year, it’s a trend that is headed in the wrong direction.

 

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opinion That's sad. I try to never buy/use single use containers. It's so important that we all start recycling and composting as much as we can! That is one thing we could all be doing to help. Just think about how much could be done if we all worked together. Plastic hwys anyone?

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