Plastic Waste Calculator


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  • Description:

    Disposable pens can be replaced with cartridge pens or other types of refillable fountain pens.

  • Statistics:

    According to the EPA (Evnironmental Protection Agency), Americans throw away over 1.6 billion disposable pens annually.

  • Description:

    Disposable markers can be replaced with refillable markers. These are more commonly found online than in stores. Though refillable markers are made of plastic themselves, purchasing marker ink (preferrably in non-plastic containers) is far less wasteful.

  • Statistics:

    According to the EPA (Evnironmental Protection Agency), Americans throw away over 1.6 billion disposable pens and markers annually.

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