Nearly 513 million tons of plastics wind up in the oceans every year out of which 80% is from just 20 countries in the World. While China, India and America are in the list of contributors to this havoc, other countries like Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Egypt, Malaysia, Nigeria, Bangladesh and South Africa contribute their own share in a considerable manner. According to a recent research, the top 5 polluters are China, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. A detailed look at the share of each country to this marine pollution gives out a clearer picture of the major culprits. While China is a major polluter, contributing 8.82 tons of plastic wastage that wind up in the earth's seas annually, it is certainly not alone. The contribution of other offending countries are Indonesia (3.22 tons), the Philippines (1.88 tons), Vietnam (1.83 tons), Sri Lanka (1.59 tons), Thailand (1.03 tons), Egypt (0.97 tons), Malaysia (0.94 tons), Nigeria (0.85 tons), Bangladesh (0.79 tons), and South Africa (0.63 tons).
I'm not a big fan of sending money to foreign countries, but for a problem like this, a responsibility administrated aide program tackling this problem I would support. Or if through trade deals we could give some incentive for these countries to prioritize being more responsible with their plastic waste. It is going to be much easier to prevent the plastic getting into the oceans than dealing with it once it is there.
>Nearly 513 million tons of plastics wind up in the oceans every year out of which 80% is from just 20 countries in the World. While China, India and America are in the list of contributors to this havoc, other countries like Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Egypt, Malaysia, Nigeria, Bangladesh and South Africa contribute their own share in a considerable manner. According to a recent research, the top 5 polluters are China, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. A detailed look at the share of each country to this marine pollution gives out a clearer picture of the major culprits. While China is a major polluter, contributing 8.82 tons of plastic wastage that wind up in the earth's seas annually, it is certainly not alone. The contribution of other offending countries are Indonesia (3.22 tons), the Philippines (1.88 tons), Vietnam (1.83 tons), Sri Lanka (1.59 tons), Thailand (1.03 tons), Egypt (0.97 tons), Malaysia (0.94 tons), Nigeria (0.85 tons), Bangladesh (0.79 tons), and South Africa (0.63 tons).
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-putting-the-most-plastic-waste-into-the-oceans.html
I'm not a big fan of sending money to foreign countries, but for a problem like this, a responsibility administrated aide program tackling this problem I would support. Or if through trade deals we could give some incentive for these countries to prioritize being more responsible with their plastic waste. It is going to be much easier to prevent the plastic getting into the oceans than dealing with it once it is there.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-putting-the-most-plastic-waste-into-the-oceans.html
I'm not a big fan of sending money to foreign countries, but for a problem like this, a responsibility administrated aide program tackling this problem I would support. Or if through trade deals we could give some incentive for these countries to prioritize being more responsible with their plastic waste. It is going to be much easier to prevent the plastic getting into the oceans than dealing with it once it is there.