![With 8 million tons of plastic ending up in our oceans as plastic waste each year, it's time to look at the health of our planet as a matter of urgency. - With 8 million tons of plastic ending up in our oceans as plastic waste each year, it's time to look at the health of our planet as a matter of urgency. -](https://allianceearth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/alliance-earth-blog-plastic-still-on-our-planet-1.jpg)
With 8 million tons of plastic ending up in our oceans as plastic waste each year, it's time to look at the health of our planet as a matter of urgency. -
![The vast majority of all the plastic humans have ever made is still sitting on the planet somewhere — Quartz The vast majority of all the plastic humans have ever made is still sitting on the planet somewhere — Quartz](https://www.theatlas.com/i/atlas_BkAVFsjrb.png)
The vast majority of all the plastic humans have ever made is still sitting on the planet somewhere — Quartz
Picture this: all the plastic we have produced weighs the same as 25,000 Empire State Buildings | World Economic Forum
![The plastic dilemma: 348 million tons of plastic produced per year worldwide, half of which becomes waste | Statista The plastic dilemma: 348 million tons of plastic produced per year worldwide, half of which becomes waste | Statista](https://spaces.statista.com/4ebfcc88a1fc48c59c1aa0399528db04.png)
The plastic dilemma: 348 million tons of plastic produced per year worldwide, half of which becomes waste | Statista
![A million bottles a minute: world's plastic binge 'as dangerous as climate change' | Plastics | The Guardian A million bottles a minute: world's plastic binge 'as dangerous as climate change' | Plastics | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c15995af07a08829a4d103fc799bf14b3eb598ca/0_0_3504_2336/master/3504.jpg?width=300&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=962574a081f619cd2ca5d428c9b636f5)