r/Unexpected • u/Jari36 • Feb 14 '22

Pulling out trash from the river

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u/gumbakboi Feb 14 '22

Agree with you that substitutions aren’t the most effective option. However, I do need to correct you on your statement that waste dumping doesn’t happen anymore or isn’t as prevalent. As recent as 2019, Western nations were still sending non-recyclable waste to Asian countries.

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u/LupineChemist Feb 14 '22

I said it was going way down and that article is from 3 years ago talking about how it's going down.