Nearly 300 million tons of plastic are created each year in the U.S. -- including 40 billion plastic utensils and 25 billion plastic cups -- and only an embarrassing 8% is recycled, while the rest is left to sit in landfills or worse, clog the ocean floor. In recent years, innovative entrepreneurs around the world have cast a shameful eye at the waste -- and toxic marine byproduct -- and developed solutions to the rubbery issue.
Nearly 300 million tons of plastic are created each year in the U.S. -- including 40 billion plastic utensils and 25 billion plastic cups -- and only an embarrassing 8% is recycled, while the rest is left to sit in landfills or worse, clog the ocean floor. In recent years, innovative entrepreneurs around the world have cast a shameful eye at the waste -- and toxic marine byproduct -- and developed solutions to the rubbery issue.
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