Microplastics Did you know that in 1950, the world produced around 2 million tons of plastic per year , and today we produce over 450 million tons ? That’s staggering — and unfortunately, a significant amount is ending up in our bodies . Plastics don’t simply disappear. Sunlight, heat, friction, and wear-and-tear break them down into microplastics  — tiny fragments now detected in oceans, soils, animals, drinking water, and even in humans. Research estimates that the average