So where does the oceans' plastic waste come from? (phys.org)

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The Philippines, which has thousands of islands, dumps the most plastic into the sea. Its Pasig River, which flows into Manila Bay, is "the most (plastic) polluted" in the world.

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[-] SnowMeowXP@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I thought this was being cleaned up? Excluding the efforts of Erap, I remember this being continuously cleaned up / dredged.

[-] vovo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 months ago

Is this graph accurate?

https://lemmit.online/post/3949880

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 months ago

Is this a serious question?

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