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That is interesting, I never considered where it was coming from, and never would have guessed so few sources so localised and intense.
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I'd seen something like that a while back on the bbc. The far east seem to have an issue with looking after their waterways and have generally a poor attitude to waste management.
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Mark, disregarding slightly the source of the article & data, it makes a lot of sense in terms of the length of these rivers and the populations based within range of them.
It is probably one of the biggest arguments against / concerns about many ecological issues that the list of "biggest offenders" are probably also on a similar list (should one exist) of the least concerned about it.
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Watch this, this'll bring the problem home to you [if you were not already aware]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9UdkV8r0h8
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No doubt much of this river rubbish will end up adding to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which may already be the size of Russia.
The problem of on-shore dumping is highlighted in David Foster Wallace's dystopian novel "Infinite Jest" (1996). It is set not far into the future, at a time when the USA's incontinent consumption has resulted a huge national rubbish dump. It covers most of New England and is so toxic that it cannot be entered safely. The USA is the dominant member of the Organisation of North American Nations and uses its power to transfer the dump, which it terms the Great Concavity, to Canada (national symbol, the American eagle plus a maple leaf).
Mexico is the third O.N.A.N. nation (symbol, the American eagle plus a sombrero). It is not affected directly but has problems of its own with its Mexico City dump (already about 22 miles long in 2018). However, Canadians are not best pleased at this gift and various secessionist groups have been formed, including The Wheelchair Terrorists. They infiltrate the USA to search for a film (The Entertainment) which has proved so toxically addictive that many people have entertained themselves to death with it. (Cut to 2018 UK and recent reports of kids who get sick because they can't tear themselves away from their screens.) The WTAs hope to use this as a WMD against the US population.
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Plastic bags in the sea............. - Zero
