• Waste

    • We are producing enormous amounts of waste - much of it is toxic. Radical changes are needed or the problem will spin completely out of control.

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    • Waste

    • Household waste

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    • tons thrown out
    • globally, this year

    • Electronic waste

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    • tons thrown out
    • globally, this year

    • Income for e-waste worker

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    • US dollars
    • wages earned so far, this year

    • Plastic bags

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    • bags produced
    • globally, this year

    • Size of plastic ocean soup

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    • square kilometers
    • right now

    • Hazardous waste

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    • tons thrown out
    • worldwide, this year

    • Waste dumped

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    • tons
    • globally, this year

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Something to consider

We throw out enough stuff to fill the world's largest container ship with trash every two hours.

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