There are companies (in India) buying the plastic though. So there obviously value being extracted. This isn't a story of the 1st world paying to get rid of th

There are companies (in India) buying the plastic though. So there obviously value being extracted. This isn't a story of the 1st world paying to get rid of their waste. I agree with you in general. We should be generating less waste and recycling and we should be taking responsibility for that waste and recycling. I would stop short of cutting out the 3rd world from the opportunity to benefit from the opportunities waste and recycling bring though. Theres money to be made, they have the ability to compete. We developed nations shouldn't let it become a race to the bottom though. If China wants clean pure plastics, we should be willing to supply that.