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It's just so easy: first world countries just have that "awesome" recycling systems. Their plastic just ends on ships full of plastic waste. China refuses to ac
by hansoolo 5y ago
It's just so easy: first world countries just have that "awesome" recycling systems. Their plastic just ends on ships full of plastic waste. China refuses to accept it, so we sell it it to other countries in Asia, which seemingly can't handle it anymore and just dumps it into the ocean. End.
- nomaxx117 5y agoThat isn't the case based on the data. Fishing nets aside (which are definitely from predominately Chinese-owned fleets), much of this is actually not from the recycling systems, but is instead single use plastics, especially since China stopped accepting recycling from overseas.
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- jozvolskyef 5y agoIf by "first world" you mean the EU, they now prohibit the export of plastic waste outside OECD[1]. [1]: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/news/plastic-waste-shipments-new-eu-rules-importing-and-exporting-plastic-waste-2020-12-22_en https://ec.europa.eu/environment/news/plastic-waste-shipment...
- neolog 5y agoMaybe they just ship it to USA which ships it to poor countries?
- Shadonototro 5y agothat's not true EU have great recycling industry, none of the waste leave the continent, it's all reused or sold(to be reused), there is no waste at all