1 Million Plastic Bottles Bought Every Minute, That's Nearly 20,000 Every Second

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By Lorraine ChowJun 29, 2017, 12:35 pm76 pts
A new report highlights the astounding amount of plastic bottles humans go through and the environmental havoc it wreaks. Citing figures from consumer market research company Euromonitor International , The Guardian reported that 1 million plastic bottles are bought every minute—or about 20,000 per…

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