From the 1950s to today, 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic have been produced, half of it made since 2004. A new study offered the first analysis of all mass-produced plastics ever manufactured: how much has been made, what kind and what happens to the material once it has outlived its use.

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From the 1950s to today, 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic have been produced, half of it made since 2004. A new study offered the first analysis of all mass-produced plastics ever manufactured: how much has been made, what kind and what happens to the material once it has outlived its use.