ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 5月17日 01時35分

Photo by @RandyOlson, as I continue to "pollute" the @ナショナルジオグラフィック feed all day today with images of the global plastic waste crisis. What are you doing to take responsibility for the plastic you use? Share ideas in the comments! #PlanetorPlastic
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The race to cities generates workers for the informal plastic waste industry. People rush to mega-cities without having any way of supporting themselves. There are millions of workers involved in informal industries like plastic recycling—from the Dharavi slums of India to the Baseco slums in the Philippines. There are entire communities involved in plastic waste and everyone has a specialty. Some have contacts with hospitals or casinos to bring plastic waste into the slums for processing. Others sort white bottles, or broken plastic buckets. Some groups have access to vehicles and can take the material to junk shops that store the waste in the same way a wheat farmer stores the grain, waiting for better pricing. And finally there are those with big trucks who take the plastic bales to ports or large local processing companies. Sometimes the plastic doesn’t make it out of the slums. There are businesses that make finished plastic objects like flip flops from the plastic waste being sorted by the business next door.
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These images are part of a multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to help. Take Your Pledge: natgeo.com/environment/plasticpledge

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