Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

Would like to share some global news coverage of our latest plastics study:

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40654915

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/climate/plastic-pollution-study-science-advances.html

http://www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/umweltschutz-die-plastikflut-schwillt-an/20081824.html

http://www.lemonde.fr/pollution/article/2017/07/19/depuis-1950-l-homme-a-fabrique-8-3-milliards-de-tonnes-de-plastiques_5162660_1652666.html#meter_toaster

https://m.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170721/s00014/1500574063560

http://www.indiatimes.com/news/world/with-8-3-billion-metric-tonnes-in-seven-decades-we-are-turning-earth-into-plastic-planet-326298.html