Three-quarters of all the plastic ever made is now waste

plastic waste

Source: Jenna Jambeck / University of Georgia

The overall mass of plastic generated since 1950 is more than 41.5 million blue whales

 As of 2015, humans have generated a staggering 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic – the approximate weight of 41,500,000 blue whales. What’s more, the majority of this has been thrown away.