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From: Mass and fate estimates of plastic waste dispersed globally to marine and terrestrial environments by three major corporations

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Mass of plastic in million metric tons (MMT) produced by three major beverage companies, representing 85% of the global beverage market, from 2000 to 2050. The historic part of the estimation (2000–2023) and the future (2024–2050) is a function of revenue, plastic polymer trends and GDP. The highest estimates of plastic waste produced by these three companies. The maximum, average and lowest estimate of plastic waste production are represented in red, yellow and green as trendlines, with the standard deviation depicted in lighter shade. The cumulative sum area under the curve for the average estimated mass of plastics (gray middle line) made by three top beverage companies over the course of 23 years is 138 MMT, (signifying 100% of total plastic mass), with the total upper estimate being 151 MMT, and the total lower estimate being 127 MMT.

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