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The vast majority of the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic ever produced — 79% — has ended up in landfills or scattered all around the world. In 2015, the U.S. recycled about 9% of its plastic waste, and since then the number has dropped even lower. https://t.co/HXo7L3Mb8R — PolitiTweet.org