Science

U.S. Ships ‘One Million Tons’ of Plastic Waste to Poor Countries Every Year

OUT OF SIGHT

It’s being sent away to countries with poor environmental regulation and cheap labor to sift through the trash.

Jamie Ross
Jamie Ross 

News Correspondent

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Jamie Ross

Jamie Ross

News Correspondent

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