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> In some countries it's cheaper to dump waste in a river or directly in the ocean. It’s probably cheaper in every country, if you don’t consider fines. But w
by WalterGR 4y ago
> In some countries it's cheaper to dump waste in a river or directly in the ocean.
It’s probably cheaper in every country, if you don’t consider fines. But which countries actually do it?
- WheelsAtLarge 4y agohttps://www.ciwem.org/news/10-countries-biggest-contributors-marine-plastic-pollution https://www.ciwem.org/news/10-countries-biggest-contributors...
- WalterGR 4y agoDespite “figures from packaging retailer RAJA UK have revealed the 10 countries responsible for throwing the highest amount of plastic into the ocean,” the list is countries who have plastic waste end up in the ocean, usually due to pollution ending up in rivers emptying into the ocean, not literal dumping into the ocean.