If you really tried, could you go a full day without plastic in your life? Or for that matter, go without single use plastic? According to a United Nations report, the world produces about 400 million metric tons of plastic WASTE each year - with about 200 metric tons being thrown away after a single use. A study by the Pew Charitable Trusts says that more than 11 million metric tons of plastic enter our oceans each year. The Organization for Economic Cooperation reports that only 9 percent of plastics are recycled.