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I've seen this tossed around a lot the last few months, but I've yet to see any evidence of its truth. Do you have a link to a study or some other source for th
by zcid 7y ago
I've seen this tossed around a lot the last few months, but I've yet to see any evidence of its truth. Do you have a link to a study or some other source for this?
- guessy 7y ago"China has been a major destination for Australia's recycled waste, with around 1.3 million tonnes exported in 2016–17. This accounted for 4 per cent of Australia's total recyclable waste, but included significant amounts of recyclable plastics and recyclable paper (35 per cent and 30 per cent of Australia's totals)." https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/WasteandRecycling/~/media/Committees/ec_ctte/WasteandRecycling/Report/c05.pdf https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Sen...
- Tsubasachan 7y agoThere was a Dutch journalist who went to Poland and saw those recycling centers just burn the plastics in open pits. This is why countries need to clean up their own mess and not sell their waste to a foreign company to be recycled offshore. But out of sight out of mind I guess.
- soperj 7y agoThe US was a major destination for Toronto waste. Don't know where it ends up afterwards.
- gpm 7y agoUh, I don't think the US has declined quite far enough to be called third world yet. Disclaimer (?): Am from Toronto