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According to Ramani Narayan, recycling 100% of the plastic inNorth America and Europe would still not make a dent in the amountof plastics released into the oceans, why?

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Around 1124 millions tons of plastic waste currently enters the ocean every year from rivers In that the top twenty rivers are mostly located in Asia which accounts for 67 of the global total plastic waste The growth of plastic production and its use has far outstripped the ability of waste management to keep up In recent years the increase in production and the expanded use of disposable plastic packaging mostly in Asia has contributed to plastic pollution as their garbage collection systems is underdeveloped or nonexistent In a    See Answer
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