329
That's the total number of global plastics and packaging acquisitions and mergers in 2015, a dip of 4 percent. Despite the slight dip over 2014 numbers, experts said the M&A market remains “robust.”
$250 million
The savings Los Angeles is gaining by keeping shade balls in the city's largest reservoir. The city is removing the shade balls from three other reservoirs to meet federal regulations.
1
That's the number of recycling bins added to the set of “Sesame Street.” Oscar the Grouch, still hanging out in his garbage can, now has a recycling bin in his living space. Here's hoping he has single-stream recycling and doesn't have to separate out all of his plastics.
2050
The year that a report claims the ocean will contain more plastics than fish by weight.