300 million - tons of plastic produced globally each year
12 per cent - amount of plastic which is recycled
Five trillion - pieces of microplastic in ocean, with one rubbish truck load added each minute
11,000 - pieces of microplastic ingested by humans each year from seafood
780,000 - microplastics humans will ingest by the end of the century if trends continue
8.5 billion - plastic bags used in English supermarkets annually before 5p charge
6 billion - estimated bags removed from circulation annually at last count, an 80 per cent reduction.
12 minutes - useful lifespan of average plastic bag