tonnes of plastic waste already polluting the planet
The Lancet Countdown estimates 8 billion tonnes of plastic waste now pollute land, water and air worldwide.
- Value
- 8 billion
- Unit
- tonnes
- Data year
- 2025
- Trend
- Rising
- Source name
- Lancet Countdown on health and plastics 2025
- Source link
- doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01447-3
- Confidence
- Evidence: High
- Caveat / scope
- Cumulative stock estimate.
- Verified on
- 22 September 2026
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