The obvious answer is nuke China. The second most obvious answer is make it unprofitable to pollute those rovers either by punishment or raising tariffs
I get annoyed at this point a lot. there is nothing that we can do to make china change but if we all fix our problems and set high standards for ourselves then perhaps we can start leaning on china in trade deals to clean up their acts.
Western Countries: *ships their trash to China which has little to no environmental regulations*
China: *dumps the trash into the ocean*
Western countries: [surprised Pikachu face]
This says nothing. One of the two non-Asian rivers might (not saying it does, but the post didn't say anything either) account for 90% of the plastic. . . . I truly hate bullshit statistics that could easily be made to make a clear point. Say 80% of the plastic waste is from Asia, if it is.
China: *dumps the trash into the ocean*
Western countries: [surprised Pikachu face]