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Foreign Waste is The Real Deal, To conclude, plastic bottle recycling has…

- - - - Many plastics are made out of oil and natural gases. This releases toxic emissions when these gases and oils are extracted. Drilling for them also releases many contaminants in the air. You can see that there is a large connection between the water industry and the fracking, oil, and natural gas industry.
        
        There is a large amount in the kinds of plastic, to turn plastic into another product it takes a large amount of sorting. Combining different kinds of plastic makes it useless for manufacturing. Just because plastic is recycled, doesn’t mean there will be a demand for recycled plastic.
        
        Foreign waste would be the most effective option left for developed countries. To limit the pollution released in the country they send all their problems away.
      - Surprising Fact: Over 40% of the world’s garbage is incinerated.
- - - - Landfill waste has been on the rise in Canada, this is due to population growths, low recycling rates, and less focus on recycling issues.
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        So where does this plastic end up? We don't see many landfills in Canada after all. The sad truth is that the plastic and garbage from developed countries is sent to undeveloped countries through cargo ships. Canada constantly sends all of its plastic landfills to Southeast Asia, in countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia The Philippines, etc. 🚩
        
        Many people make a living out of sorting plastic. Nguyễn Thị Hồng Thắm a 60 year old mother of seven inhabits the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam, living amongst piles of plastic and garbage. Tham is paid $6.50 a day to strip off non-recyclable objects and sort the rest of the recyclable ones. ♻️
        
        Canada sends waste to foreign countries to limit there supply of waste and landfills in the country. This is due to the reason of urbanization. Canada is trying to make room for new infrastructure and designs and the concept of garbage and landfills would disrupt the development.
  - - - Believe it or not but the factories which recycle these plastic bottles also cause pollution. It is quite water intensive meaning that it is used water extensively on it rather than being used for more important causes. When plastics are recycled VOC's are released into our atmosphere can cause shortness in breathing and even death. 💀
- - - - #2 Reduce Use of Single Plastics: Single use plastics are primarily made from fossil fuel-based chemicals Some companies are starting to use paper-based products which are less environmentally harmful than plastic products. Paper-based products can also cause less health problems compared to plastic-based products. 🥤