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The overwhelming majority of terrestrial plastic that makes it into the oceans originates from 10 rivers, all of them located in Asia and Africa. Plastic straws

The overwhelming majority of terrestrial plastic that makes it into the oceans originates from 10 rivers, all of them located in Asia and Africa. Plastic straws in the US generally get safely disposed of in landfills and never reach the ocean or other waterways.

rascul 3y ago
Where does the plastic in the rivers come from?
- bagels 3y ago
  The people that live near the rivers. Instead of landfills, dumps, or incineration, they just discard it directly in to the rivers or on to the street where it is washed in to rivers.