Surprising waste streams you rarely hear about
6 million tonnes of tire-dust microplastic emitted annually
Tire wear alone accounts for ~28% of microplastic ocean input
Construction & demolition create ~30% of global solid waste
80% of scrapped vessels in 2024 broken on South Asian beaches
409 commercial vessels scrapped in 2024 alone
~50,000 tonnes of fishing gear lost to oceans each year
100 billion tonnes of mining waste generated annually