Yes, people fleeing North Korea have to be told to leave the plastic trash in the river as they cross into China. Many would otherwise risk being shot to collect it. When things are scarce & valuable, & they all come in heavy & breakable glass containers, plastic becomes an extremely valuable commodity.
The Soviet bloc also didn't really have plastic until the 90s. I'm sure there are still others, & there are people in the US today seriously advocating policies that would take us there.
Jeff Swann
npub1aj…ftppj
2023-09-14 21:47:59
in reply to nevent1q…dvdc
Author Public Key
npub1ajv7m32k0cpgzha32qszsh304qusjvwwmavus0ttktzldms4xzusuftppjPublished at
2023-09-14 21:47:59Event JSON
{
"id": "d625470ce30f5b2ec0f14d8838e7a34064c601ae8a76aca27bf1fcec0517413c",
"pubkey": "ec99edc5567e02815fb15020285e2fa8390931cedf59c83d6bb2c5f6ee1530b9",
"created_at": 1694728079,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"e",
"3d706b967324c44605018b570c7ca654df4b67458545cb31f9306318cd425af3",
"",
"root"
],
[
"e",
"4bd0c3bacd56ca7b7f042c22c620837a65b4ce68d0599c0b61c20b6b3266839e"
],
[
"e",
"7e37015f5c7e57ab819ab5fb29f3c4d7dac11168c6684a63f90e59b2b0ce67d5",
"",
"reply"
],
[
"p",
"ec99edc5567e02815fb15020285e2fa8390931cedf59c83d6bb2c5f6ee1530b9"
],
[
"p",
"ec99edc5567e02815fb15020285e2fa8390931cedf59c83d6bb2c5f6ee1530b9"
],
[
"p",
"5ecbd8ef395c8933aba537904424e773b8ef1e359395a1685a354c1e9fd4960c"
]
],
"content": "Yes, people fleeing North Korea have to be told to leave the plastic trash in the river as they cross into China. Many would otherwise risk being shot to collect it. When things are scarce \u0026 valuable, \u0026 they all come in heavy \u0026 breakable glass containers, plastic becomes an extremely valuable commodity.\n\nThe Soviet bloc also didn't really have plastic until the 90s. I'm sure there are still others, \u0026 there are people in the US today seriously advocating policies that would take us there.",
"sig": "e56dd4e13500ae2bb29ea7573f2a1179be1a26a9d01d1d7d75eb4421037c6c55cf7b8d728626a7a3b938f4cfa2cfb7892b3c1917ee2831a569967c28ecf49d0d"
}