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The U.S., Philippines, and the Global Garbage Trade

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The Project 
       This data visualization consists of a collage, representing the ocean, and a bar graph representing the production and mismanagement of waste by the Philippines and America. The lefthand side of the graph depicts plastic being emitted into the ocean by the United States versus the Philippines. The right side of the graph depicts how much waste the United States produces compared to the Philippines. The Philippines produces less plastic yet mismanages more than The United States. This disparity in waste mismanagement and production by the Philippines is due to the United States exporting most of its plastic to the Philippines. The U.S. inundates countries like the Philippines with waste for cheap labor. The good news is the Philippines has made efforts to ban the importation of waste. In an article, Philippines Slams the Door on World’s Plastic Waste, the president was quoted saying, “We are not the world's dump site”. Source(s):  Our World Data & NIKKEI Asia
       The idea for my final project originated from a petroleum data exercise we did earlier in the semester, here’s the original graph I made:  

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