Human-made materials now outweigh Earth’s entire biomass

Production of concrete, metal, plastic, bricks and asphalt greater than mass of living matter on planet, paper says. The amount of plastic alone is greater in mass than all land animals and marine creatures combined…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/09/human-made-materials-now-outweigh-earths-entire-biomass-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other