Key elements to beat plastic pollution

Global plastic production in 2021 was of almost 391 million tons. OECD estimates indicate that both the use of plastic and the generation of plastic waste will triple by 2060. Without new policies to improve its life cycle, 50% of plastic waste generated will still be disposed of in landfills, 15% will be mismanaged, and at least double of what is currently destined for the sea will be found in 2060 (between 10 to 24 million tons of plastic based on Jambeck et al., 2015 estimates for 2010).