Plastic Everywhere

Some interesting plastic facts-
every person produced 6.3 pounds of plastic that ends-up in landfills each year
Plastic accounts for 16% of all municipal solid waste in the US
50-80% of the waste littering beaches, oceans, and seabeds is plastic
In 2007 6.8% of the total plastic recovered for recycling- this represents recycling 37% of plastic soda bottles and 28% of plastic milk/water bottles
Reusing plastics takes 50% less energy then creating new plastic
300 million metric tons of plastic will be produced throughout the world in 2010
50% of all plastic is made for disposable purposes, 25% goes into long-term usage such as piping, around 40 million tons become textile fibers such as nylon and polyester
Four million tons of BPA are produced every year
A plastic bottle will take 450 year to degrade completely in a marine environment