As plastics clog the Great Lakes, industry presses to make more and downplays dangers, Tribune analysis finds
- Posted on May 31, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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As plastics clog the Great Lakes, industry presses to make more and downplays dangers, Tribune analysis finds
More than 8 billion tons of plastic waste clog the planet. If stacked within Chicago’s Millennium Park, plastic dumped into the environment since the middle of the last century would rise beyond the edge of outer space.
