Plastics - Timeline

Alexander Parkes created the first man-made plastic and publicly demonstrated it at the Great International Exhibition in London.

Population of 2.5 billion produces 1.5 million tons of plastic

Plastic waste pollution in the ocean widely brought to light

An estimated 300 million tons of plastics were produced confirming and upward trend over the past years

U.N declares war on plastic, want to stop use of microplastic

Massive U.S. government investment and mandated industry cooperation during WWII