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0 pointschangoplatanero6y ago0 comments

It's one or two cubic meters per person.

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Sounds low. I’m sure it’s at least an order of magnitude higher for me.

I thought this at first and then realised I'm one of <1Bn consumers at Western-levels of plastic consumption, so my usage will be an order of magnitude higher than that of those >3Bn people at the poorer end of the spectrum.

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0 pointschangoplatanero6y ago0 comments

It's one or two cubic meters per person.

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gleglegle6y ago

Sounds low. I’m sure it’s at least an order of magnitude higher for me.

detritus6y ago

I thought this at first and then realised I'm one of <1Bn consumers at Western-levels of plastic consumption, so my usage will be an order of magnitude higher than that of those >3Bn people at the poorer end of the spectrum.

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