The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates that we are ingesting a credit-card worth of plastic EVERY WEEK. According to a study funded by the WWF, the accumulation of microscopic plastics are making their way into our water, food and even air.
https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?348371/Could-you-be-eating-a-credit-card-a-week
According to CNN, the WWF study illustrates the complexity of this challenge – that our society is addicted to the inexpensive products produced with plastic. While our bodies can handle myriad problematic inputs, plastic is particularly harmful because it is completely artificial and man-made.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/31/us/microplastic-credit-card-per-week#:~:text=Here