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The oceans are full of plastic exactly because you recycle

23 December, 2025 · 282,191 views · 5,731 likes · 848 reposts

The oceans are full of plastic exactly BECAUSE you recycle

The plastic you recyle is majority shipped to Asia and dumped into rivers and oceans there

It makes you feel good separating garbage but you're just polluting the oceans more than if you'd just burn it as general waste

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