ESG Perspectives: Plastic Oceans

September 26, 2018 — Each year, about eight million tons of plastic ends up in our oceans. It’s the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck full of plastic into the ocean every minute. Deciding how to recycle the estimated 150 million metric tons of plastic in the oceans has become a global problem. In this piece, we explore the staggering growth in plastic production, what is being done to clean up our oceans, and which companies are leading the charge to recycle plastic.