According to [2] 35.7 million tons of plastic waste is produced per year, and 0.61 million tons are exported. That leaves 35 million tons, and with only 5% bei

According to [2] 35.7 million tons of plastic waste is produced per year, and 0.61 million tons are exported. That leaves 35 million tons, and with only 5% being recycled, there's plenty of plastic left to go into 'rivers, oceans, everywhere'. [2] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-us-recycled-just-5-percent-of-its-plastic-in-2021-180980052/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-us-recycled-ju...