My guess is that emergent economies are seeing more disposable income and the adoption of the same consumerist disposable everything habits, supplanting the lif

My guess is that emergent economies are seeing more disposable income and the adoption of the same consumerist disposable everything habits, supplanting the lifestyle and economies they had previously. It’s especially bad in countries where environmental regulations and enforcement are far behind while consumption has caught up. You’ll often see this in YouTube videos showing garbage trucks just dumping trash (with significant amounts of plastics) straight into rivers, for example.