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[–] 16 points 5 months ago

As noted:

The EU has agreed to ban exports of plastic waste to countries outside the group of mostly rich OECD nations by November 2026, yet half is still being sent to those destinations. Much of the remainder goes to Turkey, now the largest recipients of European plastic waste.

So that'll be interesting.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Sent to a bunch of countries that are just as likely to burn it or dump it in the ocean.

    Yaay.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    That's what we used to do in Canada until Philippines called us out on our bullshit very publicly. Good for them frankly.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    The United States also did it with China, though China would subcontract with Southeast Asian countries who would subsequently dump the plastic in the ocean. Not sure what the tipping point was for the U.S.

    It's almost like we should stop coming up with different ways to sell plastic.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    this is great news! it means genocide wasn't their biggest export!

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Man nennt es recycling oder so.

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