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I 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-recycli

• dr_dshiv 4y ago
  That’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