Here are some reasons: https://abcnews.go.com/International/plastic-garbage-flip-flops-washing-shores-remote-australian/story?id=63079210 https://abcnews.go.co

Here are some reasons: https://abcnews.go.com/International/plastic-garbage-flip-flops-washing-shores-remote-australian/story?id=63079210 https://abcnews.go.com/International/plastic-garbage-flip-fl... https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180426-why-plastics-are-not-just-an-ocean-problem https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180426-why-plastics-are... https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/microplastics-found-in-bottled-and-tap-drinking-water https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/microplastics-f... https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ocean-plastic-liberals-fact-check-1.5212632 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ocean-plastic-liberals-fact... And it's only going to get worse unless we do something about it. Recycling is far worse than just taxing negative externalities and making the companies upstream use biodegradeable materials.