CREDITS
Plastic
350 Million Tons Manufactured
https://ourworldindata.org/faq-on-plastics#how-much-plastic-and-waste-do-we-produce
30 Million Tons Recycled - According to this data site 18.1
https://ourworldindata.org/faq-on-plastics#how-much-plastic-and-waste-do-we-produce
237 Million Tons to Landfills- EPA 2019 -More than 267.8 million tons of MSW (52.1 percent) were landfilled – 19.2% plastics
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-11/documents/2017_facts_and_figures_fact_sheet_final.pdf
14 Million Tons of Plastic to US Landfills [2017]
https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/plastics-material-specific-data
300 Million Tons of CO2 Emitted
https://tappwater.co/us/footprint-of-glass-vs-plastic-vs-aluminium-best-choice/
https://www.burtsbees.com/recyclable-packaging/
Glass
58.6 Million Tons Manufactured
https://www.statista.com/statistics/700260/glass-bottles-and-containers-production-volume-worldwide/
15.85 Million Tons Recycled (27%)
https://www.recovery-worldwide.com/en/artikel/glass-recycling-current-market-trends_3248774.html
43.95 Million Tons to Landfills
https://www.sioneer.com/single-stream-recycling-and-its-impact-on-the-glass-landfill-problem/
19.9 Million Tons of CO2 Emitted
https://tappwater.co/us/footprint-of-glass-vs-plastic-vs-aluminium-best-choice/
Aluminum
64.34 Million Tons Manufactured
https://www.mining.com/web/global-aluminium-production-growth-brakes-sharply-2018/
48.2 Million Tons Recycled
https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/aluminum-material-specific-data
2.7 Million Tons to Landfills
https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/aluminum-material-specific-data
109.3 Million Tons of CO2 emitted
https://tappwater.co/us/footprint-of-glass-vs-plastic-vs-aluminium-best-choice/
Recycling Facts from WM [Waste Management]
https://www.wm.com/location/california/ventura-county/west-hills/recycle/facts.jsp
EPA 2019 Waste in the US
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-11/documents/2017_facts_and_figures_fact_sheet_final.pdf
