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tlst9999 t1_jbw7vjv wrote

Reply to comment by BoggedDownRN in Plastic pollution in oceans has reached 'unprecedented' levels in 15 years by ethereal3xp

The US outsources those trash to these top 10 countries. The Philippines, being 10% of China's population, produces 5 times more plastic waste according to these stats.

For every plastic bottle wasted a day by a Chinese citizen, a Filipino has to waste 50 bottles to reach those numbers.

That's unrealistic.

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weeBaaDoo t1_jbwpnqp wrote

That’s not a correct deduction you made. The numbers are correct.

The reason is: 1: The Philippines import waste from other countries to recycle it, but they don’t recycle it. 2: The Philippines don’t recycle as much as china. 3: The Philippines more actively use the ocean as a dumping ground for waste.

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tlst9999 t1_jbx5u3n wrote

>The Philippines import waste from other countries to recycle it, but they don’t recycle it.

Other countries know that, and they still send it to Philippines anyway. They don't want recycling. They want a fall guy.

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