annevbonny:

annevbonny:

the fact that rich western countries send their plastic waste to poor countries in the global south so that they can pat themselves on the back for being world leaders on sustainability or woo environment or whatever the fuck makes me INSANE

neoliberal globalization is a nightmare literally a nightmare

sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/17/recycled-plastic-america-global-crisis

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-recycling-china-trash-ban-forces-europe-to-confront-its-waste-problem/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/19/turkey-to-ban-plastic-waste-imports

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/17/recycled-plastic-america-global-crisis

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48455440

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/10/nearly-all-the-worlds-countries-sign-plastic-waste-deal-except-us

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