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Yes, it might. I think the point the grandparent comment was making was that plastic rubbish in parks most likely will not end up in the oceans. I think the mo
by joncrocks 3y ago
Yes, it might. I think the point the grandparent comment was making was that plastic rubbish in parks most likely will not end up in the oceans.
I think the most common sources are:
* Plastic netting
* Plastics from countries without any/lacking waste infrastructure
- tuukkah 3y agoWell, plastics that end up in the environment will degrade by the elements into microplastics, and rainwater will carry them to the oceans (or salt lakes, but I know none in Germany). There are differences in statistics between EU countries, they might tell something interesting. EDIT: "considered to be at risk of missing one or more material-specific targets, with plastic being the most critical material: Plastics: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain" https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2023%3A304%3AFIN&qid=1686220362244 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A20...