If plastic manufacturing goes up 10%, plastic pollution goes up 10% – and we’re set for a huge surge in production
- Written by: Kathryn Willis, Postdoctoral Researcher, CSIRO
Xavier Boulenger/ShutterstockIn the two decades to 2019, global plastic production doubled. By 2040, plastic manufacturing and processing could consume as much as 20% of global oil production and use up 15% of the annual carbon emissions budget.
Most of the plastic we make ends up as waste. As plastic manufacturers increase production, more and...
