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The article’s title is “Where does the plastic in our oceans come from?”, and HN lists it as “Ocean Plastic Emissions by Country”. Indeed, one section is titled
by dfee 5y ago
The article’s title is “Where does the plastic in our oceans come from?”, and HN lists it as “Ocean Plastic Emissions by Country”. Indeed, one section is titled “Which countries emit the most plastic to the ocean?”.
Don’t let any of that fool you. We never actually get a breakdown of contribution by country in the extensive article. I’m not sure why.
- nomaxx117 5y agoThe map interactive does provide that information if you roll over the countries.
- burlesona 5y agoBecause the article is considered a “summary” of the raw data you can explore yourself, including the breakdown for each country.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 5y agoI don't think anyone is trying to fool you. The data is there for you to look at if you're interested.