The rate of plastic pollution is expected to double by 2030 according to World Wildlife Foundation’s global plastic report, Solving Plastic Through Accountability.
The report says that since 2000 more plastic has been used than in all the years before, with each individual currently using 53 kilograms of plastic on average every year and over 300 million tonnes of plastic waste generated collectively.
About 40 percent of the plastic used today is single-use and WWF’s Head of Ocean’s and Sustainable Development, Richard Leck, said, “In terms of the calls to action, the ban around single-use plastics is very important.”