COLUMNIST: We’re losing the race against plastic, but there’s a solution |
Within 15 years, a garbage truck's worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every minute. Every second.
On the current trajectory, the consequences of plastic pollution are far worse than we understood even five years ago. The latest findings by the Pew Charitable Trusts are sobering, but they also chart a clear path forward using solutions that already exist.
The world already creates more plastic than can be effectively managed. And it is on pace to grow plastic production by more than 50 percent by 2040--twice the expected increase in waste management capacity over the same period.
The science is mounting on the potential harm from........