overproduce
verb (used with or without object)
to produce in excess of need or stipulated amount.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Indeed, we have overproduced plastic on Earth, to the extent that it is clogging our oceans and waterways, squirreling itself into our food and fisheries, and poisoning our bodies.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2021