Because per capita consumption of plastic is 5 times higher [1] in the west compared to to other regions and this waste is then exported to poor countries. [1]

Because per capita consumption of plastic is 5 times higher [1] in the west compared to to other regions and this waste is then exported to poor countries. [1] https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution