The Waste of Others
About the responsibility for the flood of plastic in Asia
Most of the plastic waste ends up in the oceans from emerging and developing countries of the Global South. The efforts of politics, companies, science and NGOs to achieve comprehensive waste management in these countries are correspondingly diverse. But do these many projects help at all?
This POLYPOROBLEM Report examines causes and effects, clarifies important terms, and lists facts and conditions. In addition to various experts from business, politics and civil society, those affected on the ground also have their say.
The central finding is that we need to scale and disseminate good approaches much more quickly.