https://earth.org/philippines-plastic/

How Did the Philippines Become the World’s Biggest Ocean Plastic Polluter?

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show the source of the plastic and it will be 80% from US/Europe

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Another common misconception to promote environmental sustainability is that the plastic waste exports from the Global North countries to the Global South is a major source of ocean plastic pollution. Statistics from Our World in Data show that most countries export their waste within the same region5. For instance, European countries export mostly within the European region, and Asian countries export mostly within the Asian region.

The countries also handle most of their plastic waste domestically and export a relatively small amount abroad. For example, let’s take a look at the UK, one of the largest plastic waste exporters. In 2010, the country exported 838,000 out of 4.93 million tonnes of plastic waste. This number accounts for 17% of its total plastic waste. In comparison, the Netherlands exported 14% of its plastic waste, France exported 11%, while the US only exported about 5%.

While the plastic waste export may contribute to the mismanaged plastic waste leakage into the ocean, the study argues that it is relatively low at around 5%. This means that even if we were to completely stop plastic waste trade, it would only have a limited impact on reducing ocean plastic pollution and improving environmental sustainability.

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