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Fanstacia t1_j8sxs35 wrote

Reply to comment by jbcmh81 in [OC] Plastic waste emitted to the ocean per country by sometiara1

Welp. I know my own country shipped boat loads there even after the Philippine government said not to.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93Philippines_waste_dispute

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jbcmh81 t1_j8tf0rw wrote

It seems they only said not to after it was already sent and discovered the sending company had lied about the contents. It's still a problem with the local government, though. They take in far too much than they can handle, and it seems that most of the so-called "recyclables" are simply dumped. At any time, though, they can end or drastically reduce trash imports officially. They have the autonomy to do so.

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