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Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman
2010 numbers: China 3.53 million metric tons of garbage that made its way to an ocean, Indonesia 1.29 million metric tons of garbage that made its way to an ocean, USA 0.11 million metric tons of garbage that made its way to an ocean.
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https://www.plasticpollutioncoalitio...gement-in-2018
1.07 metric tonnes of US plastic waste exported to other countries. 78% went to countries with poor waste management.
Check out Superfund laws. Companies that sent hazardous waste to be handled at another facility are liable for that waste.
The Superfund law (officially the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, (CERCLA))
imposes liability on parties responsible for, in whole or in part, the presence of hazardous substances at a site.
https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/superfund-liability