Good to know : The Scale of Plastic Bottle Waste vs. Global Landmarks
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10 years - 4 trillion bottles worldwide
The plastic bottles sold worldwide since 2010 would tower above Manhattan
1 hour - 55 million bottles worldwide
The pile of plastic bottles sold worldwide in the last hour would, if discarded, be higher than the iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro
1 day - 1.3 billion bottles worldwide
In the span of a day, over 1.3 billion bottles are discarded. A pile of plastic waste about half the hight of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.