Humanity consumes so much that we’d need 1.75 planets to sustain our lifestyles.

 



We throw 2,000 garbage trucks of plastic into our waters every single day.
Humanity consumes so much that we’d need 1.75 planets to sustain our lifestyles.
Waste is not inevitable.
But by rethinking what we buy, how we make it,
and what happens after we are done,
we can protect the planet.

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