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SYSK Choice: How to Avoid Eating Plastic & Overcoming Cognitive Bias

Something You Should Know

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What Happens to Plastic?

We have produced more than ten billion tons of plastic, mostly since the 19 fifties. We don't know exactly how long it takes for plastic to break down. Microplastics are pieces of plastic that are five millimeters in length or smaller. Plastic piles up around the globe and over time it breaks down into these smaller and smaller pieces.

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