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		strken on Oct 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recyclin... How does plastic end up in the ocean? I would have assumed it was through littering or the fishing industry[0], but perhaps some of it is debris that blows from landfill to waterways? [0] https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/7/10/73/htm indicates that a lot of the coastal debris is plastic bags, while a lot of the offshore debris is fishing nets

mkhpalm on Oct 8, 2020 [–]

It gets there lots of ways. A number of places around the world still use the local river as a city dump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYMuh-5V9fk

Portions of that garbage will eventually make it to an ocean. Especially plastics due to the simple fact that it floats.

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