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Banning Straws Won't Solve Ocean Plastic Pollution
Original: Plastic Waste and Oceans: Banning Straws Won't Help Much
A National Review piece argues that straw and plastic bag bans, popular in the US and Europe, do little to address ocean plastic waste. It contends the bulk of marine plastic comes from rivers in a handful of Asian and African countries with poor waste management, so Western consumer bans are largely symbolic while improved disposal infrastructure abroad would matter far more.
Why now: Straw bans have been in the news following corporate and legislative moves against single-use plastics, prompting debate over whether they actually help.
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- Plastic Waste and Oceans: Banning Straws Won't Help Much · bilsbie · 8
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