While plastic is not the only substance that is contributing to the large waste problem, it is the most problematic. In 2013, the average American produced about 4.4 pounds of waste per day. That’s 1,361.4 pounds a year. Collectively, that’s 167 million tons of trash every year.

All information is produced within the cultural prejudices and power structures of society. Sexism, for instance, has existed all throughout modern philosophy and science. Aristotle was one of the greatest influences on western thought. He argued women were inferior to men and promoted the idea that women should be ruled. A belief system that organized modern law and thought around treating women as ‘subjects’ instead of equal citizens.