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Re:Where does the plastic in oceans come from? by OrvalWintermute on Saturday August 14, 2021 @06:16PM (#28184394)
I know the context is ocean pollution and my response is very anecdotal, and local watershed. Since the County & State put additional costs on plastic bags, the amount of them strewn all over the local parks, and the key creek in our area has dropped dramatically.

I still do see plastic bottles mainly from water, and aluminum cans both for soda and beer, but not much else.

Re:Where does the plastic in oceans come from? by nomaxx117 on Saturday August 14, 2021 @06:21PM (#28184439)
These actions do reduce litter, but most ocean emission is the result of a complete lack of waste disposal systems. The quantities involved are always far larger in situations where a very large portion of waste is simply dumped into a river.