60% of home 'compostable' plastic ends up in our soil instead

Global plastic pollution remains one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. A new report shows that plastic consumption has quadrupled over the past 30 years. Globally, only 9% of plastic waste is recycled, while 50% ends up in landfills, 22% evades waste management systems, and 19% is incinerated.

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