Plastic Is Killing Us
How the plastic revolution threatens our species.
8 min readMar 8, 2021
Plastic Planet
Since the invention of plastics in the 1950s, humanity has produced an estimated 8 billion tonnes, with only around 10% being recycled.
Most goes to landfills where it gradually breaks down into so-called ‘microplastics’ and ‘nanoplastics,’ tiny pieces of material…