- After DuPont chemists developed the modern plastic bottle (1941), beverage industry marketing convinced the public that we need to have access to drinks at all times, especially water.
- Mass acceptance without proper recycling has resulted in plastic bottles and caps being among the most littered trash items.
- Globally, 1 million plastic bottle beverages are purchased every minute.
- Between 1994-2017, bottled water sales grew by 284%.
- To solve the problem, government regulators must force bottlers to use 50-60% recycled plastic.
