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What third world company do we dump our trash in? AFAIK we sell it to them.
by massivecali 7y ago
What third world company do we dump our trash in? AFAIK we sell it to them.
- baroffoos 7y agoRecently these countries have blocked the import of the trash because it absolutely destroys these countries. The "recycling" companies buy in mountains of trash, pick out a few bits that are profitable and dump the rest somewhere. Currently only a tiny part of recyclables actually gets recycled or downcycled because the rest is cheaper to pull fresh resources out of the ground.
- rohit2412 7y agoYes, not only the western countries dump it in developing countries, they get money for it.
- throwaway_9168 7y ago>> AFAIK we sell it to them That implies there are other buyers who are happy to pay money to take it, doesn't it? That doesn't seem to be happening though: https://qz.com/117151/us-states-banned-from-exporting-their-trash-to-china-are-drowning-in-plastic/ https://qz.com/117151/us-states-banned-from-exporting-their-... I suppose some countries agree to take the trash in return for some kind of economic favor from the US?