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Re:Seagrass 'Neptune balls’ sieve millions of plastic partic... by dd_roger on Saturday January 16, 2021 @09:07AM (#25802216)
> However the majority of the plastic coming out of these countries is because of goods destined for western countries.

Citation needed.

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Re:Seagrass 'Neptune balls’ sieve millions of plastic partic... by animal_spirits on Saturday January 16, 2021 @10:01AM (#25802594)
This is an anecdote but almost every small plastic thing I can buy in a Walmart here in the States was manufactured in China
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Re:Seagrass 'Neptune balls’ sieve millions of plastic partic... by imtringued on Monday January 18, 2021 @02:21AM (#25819145)
If you throw away the plastic in North America how does it get into Chinese rivers?
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