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> It ends up getting washed (or dumped) into the ocean Not where I live (northeastern USA), where the vast majority of discarded plastic ends up in landfills.
by dtgriscom 4y ago
> It ends up getting washed (or dumped) into the ocean
Not where I live (northeastern USA), where the vast majority of discarded plastic ends up in landfills. Virtually none gets "washed (or dumped) into the ocean"; the minor exception is trash dropped by thoughtless people.
- Reason077 4y ago> "the minor exception is trash dropped by thoughtless people." In many parts of the world, this is completely normal, unfortunately, not a "minor exception". Even here the UK, canals and rivers are often full of floating plastic bottles, bags, and other litter. I know because I've volunteered to clean it up: the quantities we pull out is insane. And a few weeks later, it's all back again. Frustrating and sad.