Hi and welcome, this is Cory…

Question… what has the possibility of being able to last longer than us? Maybe that’s why those seeking ridiculously extreme beauty seem so… plastic.

Yes, plastic will most likely outlive us all.

While some plastics are made to recycle, according to Forge Waste and Recycling in Leeds in the UK, it can take between 20 and 500 years for plastic to decompose, but this is dependent on things like what the plastic is made of and exposure to sunlight.

A study by the Minderoo Foundation which is philanthropically funded by Australian mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and his wife, Nicola… found more than 130 million metric tonnes of plastic waste worldwide as of 2021. A six million metric tonne increase since 2019, but most disturbingly, the most plastic waste ever recorded.

The use of fossil fuels to make plastic means it also has a large carbon footprint. The report also named the largest contributors to plastic generation.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoYgGWTvjWx/

https://www.forgerecycling.co.uk/blog/how-long-it-takes-everyday-items-to-decompose/

https://www.minderoo.org/

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