Let's stop Trashing the Earth
Live statistics, articles, and resources on waste, pollution, and the damage we are doing to the planet — one discarded item at a time.
4,374,043 metric tons
Ocean plastic pollution
Estimated plastic entering the world's oceans so far this year.
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14,633,161,914 metric tons CO₂
Global CO₂ emissions
Fossil fuel CO₂ released into the atmosphere so far this year.
Source: Global Carbon Project516,932,350 metric tons
Food waste
Food lost or wasted worldwide so far this year.
Source: UNEP24,653,697 metric tons
Electronic waste
Discarded phones, computers, and electronics generated so far this year.
Source: UNEP36,582,905 metric tons
Fast fashion waste
Textile waste dumped globally so far this year.
Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation313,714,314,150 bottles
Plastic bottles
Plastic bottles purchased globally so far this year.
Source: The Guardian / Euromonitor21,786 species
Species extinction
Species lost globally so far this year due to human activity.
Source: IPBES5,964,604,042 trees
Trees cut down
Trees felled globally so far this year.
Source: Nature / Crowther Lab636,224,431 metric tons
Landfill waste generated
Municipal solid waste sent to landfills globally so far this year.
Source: World BankMicroplastics in the food chain
How plastic fragments are turning up in seafood, salt, and drinking water.
Fast fashion's hidden waste
The clothing industry produces more emissions and landfill than most countries.
Plastic recycling myths
Why putting it in the blue bin doesn't mean it gets recycled.
Our World in Data
Data-driven research on environmental change, emissions, and resource use.
UNEP pollution reports
United Nations Environment Programme research on waste, plastics, and pollution.