//Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astray

Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astray

More than a million tons a year of America’s plastic trash isn’t ending up where it should. The equivalent of as many as 1,300 plastic grocery bags per person is landing in places such as oceans and roadways, according to a new study of U.S. plastic trash.In 2016 — the last year enough data was available and before several countries cracked down on imports of