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Over 90% of ocean plastic waste is from 2 rivers in Africa and 8 rivers in Asia. This is an infrastructure/development problem, banning plastic items in the dev
by drak0n1c 8y ago
Over 90% of ocean plastic waste is from 2 rivers in Africa and 8 rivers in Asia. This is an infrastructure/development problem, banning plastic items in the developed world is myopic.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/05/terrawatch-the-rivers-taking-plastic-to-the-oceans https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/05/terrawatch-t...
- stingraycharles 8y agoI’ve been so annoyed with all these show politics and people buying into it since forever. It’s as if no one ever asked themselves, “but wait a minute, when I throw plastic away in the garbage, how would it end up contributing to the plastic soup?”
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- mhandley 8y agoYes, but this is both a global problem and a local one. Not all plastic waste travels long distances, and certainly isn't a global problem in the Mediterranean or Baltic. It is still worth Europe limiting plastic waste, even if no-one else does anything. In the end, for the open oceans, it requires everyone to act. This is not sufficient, but it's still a good start.