Green Antz: Leading the Fight Against Plastic Pollution

In an age where convenience reigns supreme, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has brought to light our addiction to single-use plastic, a sobering reality that underscores a global crisis. 

Each year, we produce plastic waste equivalent to the entire global population’s weight, of which only 9% is estimated to have ever been recycled, while a staggering 79% accumulates in landfills or is dumped into the natural environment. There, these plastics persist for centuries, gradually fragmenting into smaller particles known as microplastics that infiltrate the food chain, contaminate our drinking water, and eventually, replace the nutrients on our dinner plates. 

A silent but pervasive threat to both health and the environment, microplastics now serve as a defining geological marker of the