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"Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than one and a half
Empire State Buildings. That’s how much plastic waste the world is predicted to
be generating every year by 2050 if nothing is done to change course.
It’s easy to think of recycling as the solution, but the vast majority of
plastic waste now ends up in landfills, or worse.
A large amount of plastic waste gets shipped overseas. In a new study, my
colleague and I analyzed what happens when plastic waste is shipped to lower-
and middle-income countries, where open burning is a common way of dealing with
excess waste. The result, we found, is pronounced increases in toxic air
pollution."
Via Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
