Every minute, one million plastic bottles are purchased around the globe. Only half of those bottles will get recycled.

Americans throw away as many as 35 billion plastic water bottles each year.

Americans discard 33 million tons of plastic every year. However, only three million tons, or nine percent, are recycled.

The world consistently produces around 300 million tons of plastic each year.

Humans worldwide use more than one trillion plastic bags each year.