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A new study by the Minderoo Foundation found that 20 companies are responsible for half the world's plastic waste, NPR reported.

20 companies are responsible for producing over half of all single-use plastic waste “Since most plastic is made from oil and gas – especially fracked gas – the production and consumption of plastic are becoming a significant driver of the climate crisis.” In the first ever “Plastic Waste Makers Index” report published Tuesday, researchers revealed 20 companies are responsible for producing over 55 percent of all single-use plastic waste in the world.  The 20 global businesses are ...

Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images Originally published on May 18, 2021 5:37 pm In 2019, more than 130 million metric tons of single-use plastics were thrown away, with most of that waste burned, buried in a landfill or dumped directly into the ocean or onto land. Now, a new report finds that just 20 companies account for more than half of all single-use plastic waste generated worldwide. The report, published Tuesday by Australias Minderoo Foundation, offers one of the fullest accountings, to...

Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images Originally published on May 18, 2021 8:34 pm In 2019, more than 130 million metric tons of single-use plastics were thrown away, with most of that waste burned, buried in a landfill or dumped directly into the ocean or onto land. Now, a new report finds that just 20 companies account for more than half of all single-use plastic waste generated worldwide. The report, published Tuesday by Australias Minderoo Foundation, offers one of the fullest accountings, to...

In 2019, more than 130 million metric tons of single-use plastics were thrown away, with most of that waste burned, buried in a landfill or dumped directly into the ocean or onto land. Now, a new report finds that just 20 companies account for more than half of all single-use plastic waste generated worldwide. The report, published Tuesday by Australia’s Minderoo Foundation, offers one of the fullest accountings, to date, of the companies behind the production of single-use plastics that rese...