Nature’s Twin Scourges: Plastic and Climate Change

Since the invention of plastic over a hundred years ago, the synthetic material has made its way into every aspect of our life; in food, medicine, clothes, and more, plastic has made our daily tasks more convenient.

Unfortunately, the ease that comes with using plastic has a dark side, and it’s been plaguing our environment slowly but surely. Only less than 10% of all plastics are recycled while the remaining billions of tons of plastic wind up harming wildlife, marine life, and eventually, us humans.