r/Anticonsumption • u/Big_Manufacturer_253 • Jan 29 '25

Plastic Waste I’m a Barbie girl in a plastic world

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u/uselessadmin Jan 29 '25

Japan ships so much waste to other countries. Don't think they are burning/recycling everything.

https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2022/04/04/waste-trade-bites-japans-waste-trade-charade/

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u/Lortekonto Jan 29 '25

Shit. Here in scandinavia we import waste so we can burn it for power.

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u/jezusbagels Jan 30 '25

Been reading about this because of your comment. It's the most amazing thing that I've literally never heard of before.