Who cares? Politicians will likely use environmental issues as an excuse to increase taxes and impose nonsensical bans, like the ban on plastic straws, even though paper cups are still lined with plastic. Furthermore, it is doubtful whether the data presented in this article is factual, considering the disparities between China's and the Philippines' data.
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Reply to Plastic pollution in oceans has reached 'unprecedented' levels in 15 years by ethereal3xp
Who cares? Politicians will likely use environmental issues as an excuse to increase taxes and impose nonsensical bans, like the ban on plastic straws, even though paper cups are still lined with plastic. Furthermore, it is doubtful whether the data presented in this article is factual, considering the disparities between China's and the Philippines' data.