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Well, if we're guessing, surely developed nations produce an order of magnitude more waste in general. Just like the average American consumers more energy than
by always_good 9y ago
Well, if we're guessing, surely developed nations produce an order of magnitude more waste in general. Just like the average American consumers more energy than everyone else.
- fvdessen 9y agoWe don't have to guess, according to this source, 98% of marine litter comes from outside Europe & US [1]. [1] https://www.marinelitterthefacts.com/sources https://www.marinelitterthefacts.com/sources
- craftyguy 9y agoTaiwan is outside Europe and the US. So that statistic doesn't really help prove the point that most of the trash in the ocean around Taiwan is from other countries that dump straight into the ocean.