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In all the developed countries I have visited, plastic waste is omnipresent on the side of streets or beaches.
by on_and_off 7y ago
In all the developed countries I have visited, plastic waste is omnipresent on the side of streets or beaches.
- modzu 7y agoLittered waste is distinct from 'inadequately disposed' waste in that it represents plastics that are dumped or disposed of without consent in an inappropriate location. Whilst high-income countries tend to have effective waste management infrastructure and therefore very small quantities of inadequately disposed waste, they can contribute to plastics pollution by littering. Jambeck et al. (2015) assume a rate of littering of 2 percent of total plastic waste generation across all countries.
- WhompingWindows 7y agoGreat comment, what do they say is the % of plastic waste in high-income countries that is litter?