Great point, though I know that many places export their plastic to China and Indonesia for ‘recycling’ (I know my city exports to Indonesia for example) and am not sure how they are counted in the analysis you cite. So would focusing on waste management in Asia be more effective than trying to sway US policy?
If you’re looking to decrease the amount of plastic entering the ocean, I’d suggest looking to improve waste management in Asia. The vast majority of plastic entering the ocean is from mismanaged waste in China. https://www.statista.com/chart/12211/the-countries-polluting-the-oceans-the-most/
Great point, though I know that many places export their plastic to China and Indonesia for ‘recycling’ (I know my city exports to Indonesia for example) and am not sure how they are counted in the analysis you cite. So would focusing on waste management in Asia be more effective than trying to sway US policy?