Part of the problem is development shock and part of it is externality. As the neighboring post says, before non-biodegradable stuff it might not have been as b

Part of the problem is development shock and part of it is externality. As the neighboring post says, before non-biodegradable stuff it might not have been as big a problem. It is plausible that if they had developed at their own pace, or that the relevant infrastructure and institutions were put in along with the commercial products, things might have been different. As it is they are not capable of fixing this problem.