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THIS. In many legal systems companies are required to pay to recycle their waste. And recycling is expensive. This created huge incentives for criminal organiz

THIS. In many legal systems companies are required to pay to recycle their waste. And recycling is expensive. This created huge incentives for criminal organizations. Sketchy recycling companies that dodge regulations, bury toxic waste into building foundations, and make huge profits. Also, most companies in developed countries simply offshore polluting industrial processes to less rich countries.

metters 5y ago
> Also, most companies in developed countries simply offshore polluting industrial processes to less rich countries. Exactly what shocked me when I heard about all the plastic rubbish shipped to Malaysia. Shocked, because I was kinda proud how much rubbish we sort (Germany) only to be put into a container and sent around the globe... Not that I wasn't aware of all the electronic waste shipped to Africa to be burnt and scavenged. It just made me a bit more cynical. Our politicians really couldn't care less, if it wasn't for the votes.