U.S. tosses 300 lbs. of plastic per person annually. Why we’re getting worse at recycling.

The U.S. tossed 51 million tons of wrappers, bottles and bags in 2021. Some 95% ended up in landfills, oceans or scattered in the atmosphere, says Greenpeace.
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