{"id":1089,"date":"2026-01-15T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opsociety.org\/theplasticdetox\/?page_id=1089"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:50:07","slug":"the-plastic-crisis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opsociety.org\/theplasticdetox\/the-plastic-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Plastic Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"pageBanner section-hero site-section site-section--no-change\" data-bg=\"black\">\n  <div class=\"pageBanner__container container container--large\">\n\n    <div class=\"pageBanner__wrap\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n              <nav class=\"pageBanner__breadcrumbs breadcrumbs breadcrumbs--white\" aria-label=\"Page breadcrumbs to link to useful pages\">\n          <p id=\"breadcrumbs\">\n            <span>\n                                               \n                          <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n        <\/nav>\n                    <div class=\"pageBanner__title wysiwyg wysiwyg--white wysiwyg--headings wysiwyg--headings--85 wysiwyg--headings-green\">\n          <h1>Plastic isn\u2019t just<br \/>\nall around us<br \/>\n<strong>it\u2019s inside us<\/strong><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"pageBanner__media \">\n                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"730137_Background Bokeh Effect Overlay_By_Videophilia_Artlist_HD\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1158618466?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&#038;autoplay=1&#038;muted=1&#038;controls=0&#038;background=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>                  <span class=\"shade\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0, 0.4);\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"simpleIntro  site-section\" data-bg=\"black\">\n  <div class=\"simpleIntro__container container container--large\">\n\n    <div class=\"simpleIntro__wrap section-padding\" data-pt=\"120\" data-pb=\"60\" data-pt-mobile=\"60\" data-pb-mobile=\"30\">\n      <div class=\"simpleIntro__text  wysiwyg wysiwyg--30 wysiwyg--center wysiwyg--fw-700 wysiwyg--strong-green\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n        <p>For decades, the petrochemical industry promoted plastic<br \/>\nas harmless and conveniently recyclable. But now,<br \/>\nscientists are finding microplastics and harmful chemicals everywhere<br \/>\n\u2014 in our blood, our lungs, and even our brains \u2014<br \/>\nlinking them to rising rates of cancer and heart disease.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plastic isn\u2019t just a pollution issue. It\u2019s personal.<\/strong><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"videoCta section-padding site-section site-section--no-change\" data-pt=\"60\" data-pb=\"60\" data-pt-mobile=\"30\" data-pb-mobile=\"30\" data-bg=\"black\">\n  <div class=\"videoCta__container container container--large\">\n\n    <div class=\"videoCta__wrap\">\n      <div class=\"videoCta__inner\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n                          <div class=\"videoCta__linkWrap\">\n                                                        <a href=\"#69d4aa376ed79\"\n                data-fancybox\n                data-mediatype=\"embed\"\n                data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lQRsqMiBTsI?feature=oembed&amp;autoplay=1&amp;mute=0\"\n                class=\"videoCta__videoLink playLink playLink--electric-green\" \n                aria-label=\"Watch now\">\n                  <span class=\"text\">Watch now<\/span>\n                  <span class=\"arrows\">\n                    <svg width=\"11\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M10.8008 5.99999L0.000781426 12.2354L0.000781971 -0.235395L10.8008 5.99999Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <svg width=\"11\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M10.8008 5.99999L0.000781426 12.2354L0.000781971 -0.235395L10.8008 5.99999Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n<\/svg>                  <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"videoCta__media\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/opsociety.org\/theplasticdetox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/plasticinthebody1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opsociety.org\/theplasticdetox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/plasticinthebody1.jpg 1920w, 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transform=\"matrix(0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 -0.707107 1.92871 1.41422)\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n<\/svg>        <\/button>\n        \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"simpleIntro  site-section\" data-bg=\"black\">\n  <div class=\"simpleIntro__container container container--large\">\n\n    <div class=\"simpleIntro__wrap section-padding\" data-pt=\"120\" data-pb=\"60\" data-pt-mobile=\"60\" data-pb-mobile=\"30\">\n      <div class=\"simpleIntro__text  wysiwyg wysiwyg--30 wysiwyg--center wysiwyg--fw-700 wysiwyg--strong-green\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n        <p><strong>Plastic is affecting our reproductive health.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The same chemicals that make plastic flexible and durable<br \/>\ncan mimic or block our natural hormones, contributing to<br \/>\ndeclining sperm counts,\u00a0increased miscarriage risk,<br \/>\nand rising infertility rates worldwide.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"mediaCta section-padding site-section site-section--no-change\" data-pt=\"60\" data-pb=\"60\" data-pt-mobile=\"30\" data-pb-mobile=\"30\" data-bg=\"black\">\n  <div class=\"mediaCta__container container container--large\">\n\n    <div class=\"mediaCta__wrap\">\n      <div class=\"mediaCta__inner\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n                  <div class=\"mediaCta__title wysiwyg wysiwyg--white wysiwyg--center wysiwyg--headings wysiwyg--headings-green\">\n            <h2>Global fertility rates<br \/>\n<strong>have dropped over 50%<\/strong><br \/>\nin the past 50 years.<\/h2>\n          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"mediaCta__text wysiwyg wysiwyg--14 wysiwyg--fw-700 wysiwyg--center\">\n            <p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40769171\/\">The Lancet Commission on Health and Plastics<\/a><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mediaCta__media\">\n                                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"387096_Dust Moving Water Particles Light_By_Kristian_Ozer_Kettner_Artlist_HD\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1158617249?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&#038;loop=1&#038;controls=0&#038;autoplay=1&#038;mute=1&#038;hd=1&#038;background=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>                          \n        <span class=\"mediaCta__shade\" style=\"background: rgba(0,0,0,0.2);\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"infoTiles section-padding site-section\" data-pt=\"60\" data-pb=\"60\" data-pt-mobile=\"30\" data-pb-mobile=\"30\" data-bg=\"black\">\n  <div class=\"infoTiles__container container container--large\">\n\n              <div class=\"infoTiles__bottomPanel\">\n        <ul class=\"infoTiles__list\">\n                      <li class=\"infoTiles__listItem\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n              <div class=\"infoTiles__inner\">\n                <div class=\"infoTiles__listTop\">\n                  <h3 class=\"infoTiles__title\">Eating 12 Plastic Bags A Year in Microplastics<\/h3>\n                <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"infoTiles__listBottom\">\n                    <div class=\"infoTiles__listText wysiwyg wysiwyg--white wysiwyg--18\">\n                      <p>An EWG analysis estimates that adults may ingest up to 12 plastic shopping bags\u2019 worth of microplastics every year through food, water, and air.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"infoTiles__media\">\n                                                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/opsociety.org\/theplasticdetox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bag-with-apples-2-e1772243750956.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full-medium size-full-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>                                <span class=\"shade\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0, 0.3);\"><\/span>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"infoTiles__btn\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\">\n  <path d=\"M9.1875 9.1875L9.1875 15.75L6.5625 15.75L6.5625 9.1875L-4.01598e-07 9.1875L-2.86856e-07 6.5625L6.5625 6.5625L6.5625 -4.01598e-07L9.1875 -2.86856e-07L9.1875 6.5625L15.75 6.5625L15.75 9.1875L9.1875 9.1875Z\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n<\/svg>              <\/div>\n              <button class=\"tileBtn hidden-link\" aria-label=\"Show tile content\"><\/button>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li class=\"infoTiles__listItem\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n              <div class=\"infoTiles__inner\">\n                <div class=\"infoTiles__listTop\">\n                  <h3 class=\"infoTiles__title\">A $1.5 Trillion Global Health Bill<\/h3>\n                <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"infoTiles__listBottom\">\n                    <div class=\"infoTiles__listText wysiwyg wysiwyg--white wysiwyg--18\">\n                      <p>Health-related damages from plastic chemicals (like BPA and phthalates) are estimated to cost the global economy over $1.5 trillion annually.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"infoTiles__media\">\n                                                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/opsociety.org\/theplasticdetox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/julia-koblitz-RlOAwXt2fEA-unsplash_compressed-1-scaled-e1772243769727.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full-medium size-full-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>                                <span class=\"shade\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0, 0.3);\"><\/span>\n              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wysiwyg--18\">\n                      <p>The oil and gas industry is currently proposing over 120 new petrochemical projects in the U.S. alone that would further pollute communities and drive new plastic production.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"infoTiles__media\">\n                                                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/opsociety.org\/theplasticdetox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/283_1235.00_02_07_26.Still001_compressed-1-1300x1300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full-medium size-full-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opsociety.org\/theplasticdetox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/283_1235.00_02_07_26.Still001_compressed-1-1300x1300.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/opsociety.org\/theplasticdetox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/283_1235.00_02_07_26.Still001_compressed-1-300x300.jpg 300w, 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                 <div class=\"infoChart__barInner\">\n                    <p class=\"infoChart__barTitle\">2025<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/li>\n                          <li class=\"infoChart__listItem\">\n                <div class=\"infoChart__bar\" data-height=\"60\" data-aos=\"flip-up\" data-delay=\"500\">\n                  <div class=\"infoChart__barTop\"><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"infoChart__barInner\">\n                    <p class=\"infoChart__barTitle\">2030<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/li>\n                          <li class=\"infoChart__listItem\">\n                <div class=\"infoChart__bar\" data-height=\"70\" data-aos=\"flip-up\" data-delay=\"1000\">\n                  <div class=\"infoChart__barTop\"><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"infoChart__barInner\">\n                    <p class=\"infoChart__barTitle\">2035<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n           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data-height=\"100\" data-aos=\"flip-up\" data-delay=\"2500\">\n                  <div class=\"infoChart__barTop\"><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"infoChart__barInner\">\n                    <p class=\"infoChart__barTitle\">2050<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n                      <div class=\"infoChart__media\">\n                                                <video  autoplay loop muted playsinline preload=\"auto\">\n                    <source src=\"https:\/\/opsociety.org\/theplasticdetox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plastic-Production-2.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                    Your browser does not support the video tag.\n                  <\/video>\n                                                                        <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"infoChart__bottomPanel\">\n                      <p class=\"infoChart__stat countItem text-black\"><span class=\"number\" data-number=\"1000000000\">1000000000<\/span><span class=\"text\"> million tonnes<\/span><\/p>\n                                <div class=\"infoChart__source\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/escholarship.org\/uc\/item\/6cc1g99q\" class=\"infoChart__link text-black-04\" target=\"_blank\">Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"postsPicker postsPicker--basic section-padding site-section\" data-pt=\"100\" data-pb=\"60\" data-pt-mobile=\"30\" data-pb-mobile=\"30\" data-bg=\"putty\">\n  <div class=\"postsPicker__container container container--large\">\n\n          <div class=\"postsPicker__topPanel\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n        <div class=\"postsPicker__title wysiwyg wysiwyg--headings wysiwyg--headings--40 wysiwyg--headings-blue\">\n          <h2>Welcome to the Great Plastic Push Back.<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Are You Ready to Unplastic Your Life?<\/strong><\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n              <div class=\"postsPicker__bottomPanel\">\n        <div class=\"cards cards--related\">\n                      <article class=\"cards__item swiper-slide\">\n  <div class=\"cards__inner\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\n    <div class=\"cards__itemTop\">\n              <div class=\"cards__categories\">\n          <ul class=\"catsList\">\n            <li class=\"catsList__item catsList__item--orange\">Education<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"cards__image\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/opsociety.org\/theplasticdetox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/66e3cc151f894464c58f79fb_umbrella_review_opengraph-1000x525.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full-small size-full-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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