Worldwide, __ % of beach litter is plastic: filters from cigarette butts, bottles, bottle caps, food wrappers, grocery bags, and polystyrene containers.

World plastic production has increased exponentially from 147 million in 1993 to ___ million by 2015.

By ____ , virtually every seabird species on the planet will be eating plastic.

As of 2015, more than 6.3 billion tonnes of plastic waste had been generated. Around 9 % of that was recycled, 12 % was incinerated, and ___ % accumulated in landfills or environment.

Around the world, nearly a million plastic beverage bottles are sold every ______.

Estimates for how long plastic endures range from ___ years to forever.

The largest market for plastics today is packaging materials. That rubbish now accounts for nearly ____ of all plastic waste generated globally - most of it never gets recycled or incinerated.

Some _______ species of marine animals have been reported so far to have eaten or become entangled in plastic.

More than ____ % of plastic is used just once, then tossed.