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Re:3M to end 'forever chemicals' output at cost of up to $2.3B by dtgriscom on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @01:37PM (#34084535)
> It ends up getting washed (or dumped) into the ocean

Not where I live (northeastern USA), where the vast majority of discarded plastic ends up in landfills. Virtually none gets "washed (or dumped) into the ocean"; the minor exception is trash dropped by thoughtless people.

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Re:3M to end 'forever chemicals' output at cost of up to $2.3B by Reason077 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @02:19PM (#34085111)
> "the minor exception is trash dropped by thoughtless people."

In many parts of the world, this is completely normal, unfortunately, not a "minor exception". Even here the UK, canals and rivers are often full of floating plastic bottles, bags, and other litter. I know because I've volunteered to clean it up: the quantities we pull out is insane. And a few weeks later, it's all back again. Frustrating and sad.

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