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Trash is shown polluting a waterway near Las Vegas in the United States. Once plastic enters streams, rivers, and other waterways, it can easily end up in the ocean
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Recycling myth of the month: Plastic waste is not just a 'developing country problem'
When the subject of plastic pollution comes up in the United States, Europe, or other Western countries, many people's first instinct is to dodge responsibility and pass the blame onto other nations.