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TLDR: > ... rich countries would contribute between 1.6% (in the best case) and 11% (in the worst case) of ocean plastics through shipping waste overseas. So,
by dahfizz 4y ago
TLDR:
> ... rich countries would contribute between 1.6% (in the best case) and 11% (in the worst case) of ocean plastics through shipping waste overseas.
So, even in the most generous case, 89% of plastic waste comes domestically from Asia. The only solution is to get Asian countries to take waste seriously. As the article says, stopping all shipping of waste would have a negligible effect on the amount of plastic entering the ocean.
- ReptileMan 4y agoThey are. 4 years ago in Jakarta malls cashiers put simple light items in double bags. Last year there were no plastic bags, only heavy reusable bags. But there is a lot of intertia.
- nashashmi 4y agoIt's not that simple of a concept. It's not "their" problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bho6xY-jSuE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bho6xY-jSuE