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		Mary-Jane on Aug 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Where does the plastic in oceans come from? The data suggests western countries _are_ leading the way on plastic waste disposal. It's high time we started helping others, don't you think?

titzer on Aug 15, 2021 | [–]

Coca-cola produces over 100 billion plastic bottles per year. Multinational corporations seem happy to keep cranking out items they know damn well will end up in the ocean. Because money.

fellellor on Aug 15, 2021 | [–]

Maybe India should also stop accepting “recycling” waste from western countries. Then the west can lead the way even better.

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