Question

Attempt ANY ONE of the following in 100-120 words.
(5 Marks)
The following data shows the global plastic waste generation by the industrial sector in the year
2015. Write an analytical paragraph describing the given data.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The first synthetic plastic — Bakelite — was produced in 1907, marking the beginning of the global plastics industry. However, rapid growth in global plastic production was not realized until the 1950s. Over the next 65 years, annual production of plastics increased nearly 200-fold to 381 million tonnes in 2015. For context, this is roughly equivalent to the mass of two-thirds of the world population