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A garbage truck of plastic every second by 2040.

Microplastics in our lungs, blood and even brains.

This is what happens when production keeps rising unchecked.

The world need a strong #PlasticsTreaty that cuts plastic at the source and protects people, not petrochemical profits.

Scientific American article - December 5, 2025
By Andrea Thompson edited by Claire Cameron

A Garbage Truck of Plastic Will Be Dumped Every Second by 2040 Unless We Act Now, Report Finds

An estimated 280 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year by 2040, data shows

Picture: A man stands in a high-viz vest facing away from the camera in front of a pile of trash in a large hangar-like room. Plastic waste is set to more than double by 2040 under current projections of production. Peter Cade/Getty Images
Scientific American article - December 5, 2025 By Andrea Thompson edited by Claire Cameron A Garbage Truck of Plastic Will Be Dumped Every Second by 2040 Unless We Act Now, Report Finds An estimated 280 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year by 2040, data shows Picture: A man stands in a high-viz vest facing away from the camera in front of a pile of trash in a large hangar-like room. Plastic waste is set to more than double by 2040 under current projections of production. Peter Cade/Getty Images
Scientific American article - December 5, 2025 By Andrea Thompson edited by Claire Cameron A Garbage Truck of Plastic Will Be Dumped Every Second by 2040 Unless We Act Now, Report Finds An estimated 280 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year by 2040, data shows Picture: A man stands in a high-viz vest facing away from the camera in front of a pile of trash in a large hangar-like room. Plastic waste is set to more than double by 2040 under current projections of production. Peter Cade/Getty Images
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