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I thought the vast majority of plastic in the ocean was from fishing and developing countries?
by dr_dshiv 4y ago
I thought the vast majority of plastic in the ocean was from fishing and developing countries?
- Mistletoe 4y agoI mean my understanding is a lot of it was our plastic recycling going there and being dumped in the ocean… https://www.treehugger.com/europe-s-plastic-recycling-is-getting-dumped-in-the-ocean-5070465 https://www.treehugger.com/europe-s-plastic-recycling-is-get...
- dr_dshiv 4y agoThat’s true, but it might not be as much as imagined: “A reasonable estimate [for the amount of plastic produced by rich countries that end up in the ocean] might be around 5% of ocean plastics. In reality, it might be a bit lower because a tonne of waste that is bought and traded is more likely to be managed well than the average tonne of waste in a country.” https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-waste-trade https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-waste-trade