The world generates at least 3.5 million tons of plastic and other solid waste a day, 10 times the amount a century ago, according to World Bank researchers.
Over 11 million tons of recyclable clothing, shoes, and textiles make their way into landfills each year.
Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as it takes to burn it.
Of the 8.3 billion metric tons that has been produced, 6.3 billion metric tons has become plastic waste. Of that, only nine percent has been recycled. The vast majority—79 percent—is accumulating in landfills or sloughing off in the natural environment as litter.
Studies indicate that women on average typically express more concern for the environment and are more likely to recycle than men.
The air that people in Delhi breathe is four times more toxic than the required safety limit.
There are 25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean. Of that, 269,000 tons float on the surface, while some four billion plastic microfibers per square kilometer litter the deep sea.
You can make 20 new cans from recycled material using the same amount of energy that it takes to make 1 brand new can.
Glass container manufacturers hope to achieve 50 percent recycled content in the manufacture of new glass bottles. This achievement would save enough energy to power 21,978 homes for one year and while removing over 181 tons of waste from landfills monthly.
An estimated 80% of all glass containers recovered for recycling are re-melted in furnaces and used to manufacture of new glass containers.