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That number comes from just one sample. In reality it's just around 20%: https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution#ocean-plastic-sources-land-vs-marine http
by legulere 7y ago
That number comes from just one sample. In reality it's just around 20%:
https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution#ocean-plastic-sources-land-vs-marine https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution#ocean-plastic-s...
- wnissen 7y agoI looked at your link under "Mismanaged plastic by region" and it says that East Asia and Pacific is 71%: https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution#mismanaged-plastic-by-region https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution#mismanaged-plas... North America, Europe, and Central Asia combined are under 5%.
- legulere 7y agoI was talking about marine or land sources of plastic.
- jandrese 7y agoThat article suggests that all of the work in Europe and the Americas is spitting in the ocean and that we need to lean on Asian countries a lot more to literally clean up their mess. A lot of effort spent on paper straws and reusable bags could probably have a lot more effect in funding the creation of basic sanitation services in Asian countries.