>>1344653Most plastic does come from the global north, and is sent to third world countries, because plastic isn't treated here. There's a reason there's been such a fuss when China prohibited imports of plastic trash. All this time we were sending it there and not caring. And we were sending a LOT of plastic. Now that Malaysia and the Philippines are taking steps, the full environmental cost of plastic-based economies should start hitting us right back in the face.
