Rich countries export twice as much plastic waste to the developing world as previously thought

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By Joseph WintersMar 13, 2023, 2:14 pm187 pts
High-income countries have long sent their waste abroad to be thrown away or recycled — and an independent team of experts says they’re inundating the developing world with much more plastic than previously estimated. According to a new analysis published last week, United Nations data on the global waste…

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