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In Ireland, plastics are exported for processing. There is a carbon footprint in the transport of these.

ItsIt's suspected that the purchasers of these are not always decent firms. Dumping of such shipments at sea may be responsible for some of the plastic islands in the sea.

WhereWhen it does make it to India or China, itsit's often burned on the beach, causing pollution over there. So, with the best will in the world, not alone is the plastic you dumped burned, but theresthere's a carbon footprint to bring it to where it was burned.

In Ireland, plastics are exported for processing. There is a carbon footprint in the transport of these.

Its suspected that the purchasers of these are not always decent firms. Dumping of such shipments at sea may be responsible for some of the plastic islands in the sea.

Where it does make it to India or China, its often burned on the beach, causing pollution over there. So, with the best will in the world, not alone is the plastic you dumped burned, but theres a carbon footprint to bring it to where it was burned.

In Ireland, plastics are exported for processing. There is a carbon footprint in the transport of these.

It's suspected that the purchasers of these are not always decent firms. Dumping of such shipments at sea may be responsible for some of the plastic islands in the sea.

When it does make it to India or China, it's often burned on the beach, causing pollution over there. So, with the best will in the world, not alone is the plastic you dumped burned, but there's a carbon footprint to bring it to where it was burned.

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In Ireland, plastics are exported for processing. There is a carbon footprint in the transport of these.

Its suspected that the purchasers of these are not always decent firms. Dumping of such shipments at sea may be responsible for some of the plastic islands in the sea.

Where it does make it to India or China, its often burned on the beach, causing pollution over there. So, with the best will in the world, not alone is the plastic you dumped burned, but theres a carbon footprint to bring it to where it was burned.