3. Plastic Waste
You may not realize it, but plastic can take up to a thousand years to degrade in the environment. And even when it does degrade, that can’t be considered much of a win for the environment, since the process can release the toxic materials that were used to manufacture the bottle. Although recycling helps, it is estimated that some 2 millions tons of plastic bottles end up in U.S. landfills every year. Not to mention the vast “islands” of plastic waste that floats around in the world’s oceans.
