We’ll Be Dumping a Garbage Truck of Plastic Every Second by 2040, Report Warns

Around the world, plastic is falling through the cracks of waste management systems and into our water, land, and air. The latest assessment of this ongoing crisis paints a grim picture of Earth’s future.

As of 2025, 143 million tons of plastic infiltrate the environment each year, according to a report published by Pew Charitable Trust and institutional partners on Wednesday. Without ambitious global intervention, that figure will rise to 309 million tons over the next 15 years….