Comment on Life cycle assessment of enzymatic PET recyclingparentComments−shafyy3yIt's not true that most rich countries ship their plastic waste to poorer countries [0]:Many people think that rich countries ship most of their plastic waste overseas. But is this really true?The short answer is no: many countries export some of their waste, but they still handle most of it domestically.Let’s take the example of the UK. In 2010, it generated an estimated 4.93 million tonnes of plastic waste.9 It exported 838,000 tonnes overseas.That means it exported about 17% of its plastic waste. That’s a substantial fraction – nearly one-fifth of it.0: https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-waste-trade
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It's not true that most rich countries ship their plastic waste to poorer countries [0]:
Many people think that rich countries ship most of their plastic waste overseas. But is this really true?
The short answer is no: many countries export some of their waste, but they still handle most of it domestically.
Let’s take the example of the UK. In 2010, it generated an estimated 4.93 million tonnes of plastic waste.9 It exported 838,000 tonnes overseas.
That means it exported about 17% of its plastic waste. That’s a substantial fraction – nearly one-fifth of it.
0: https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-waste-trade