Single-Use Plastic Pollution Jumped In 2021, New Study Finds | Weather.com

Single-Use Plastic Pollution Jumped In 2021, New Study Finds | Weather.com

March 22, 2025

Updated: March 22, 2025, 12:39 am EDTPublished: March 22, 2025, 12:39 am EDT

Despite many highly publicized steps to decrease single-use plastic production and waste, a new study finds it increased by over 6 million tons from 2019 to 2021. To see Plastic Waste Makers Index, click here.

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