Fig. 2 Global production, use, and fate of polymer resins, synthetic fibers, and additives (1950 to 2015; in million metric tons). Global production, use, and fate of polymer resins, synthetic fibers, and additives (1950 to 2015; in million metric tons). Roland Geyer et al. Sci Adv 2017;3:e1700782 Copyright © 2017 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC).