DID YOU KNOW???
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8 million tons of plastic end up in the world's oceans every year
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1,500 plastic bottles are thrown away every second of every day
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By 2022, the consumption of plastic bottles is set to hit half a trillion every year.
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT OUR ENVIRONMENT?
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Over 1 million marine animals (including mammals, fish, sharks, turtles, and birds) are killed each year due to plastic debris in the ocean (UNESCO Facts & Figures on Marine Pollution).
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Wildlife can easily get trapped and entangled in plastics, preventing them from being mobile to hunt for food or become more vulnerable to nearby prey. If they accidentally get their head stuck in plastic food containers, animals will suffer from overheating, suffocation, dehydration, starvation, and eventual death.
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