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Bangladesh Pollution

Bangladeshi workers dries reject plastic bag on the bank of Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 30, 2018. Bangladesh has been reportedly ranked 10th out of the top 20 plastic polluter in the world with the Buriganga river known as one of the most polluted rivers in the country due to rampant dumping of industrial and human waste. Like many developing countries, Bangladesh lacks the infrastructure to effectively manage their waste which causes problems in keeping the waters safe for human and aquatic life while dozens of tanneries on the banks of the river contribute industrial waste into the ground water. With June 5 designated by the United Nations as World Environment Day, Buriganga symbolizes the general state of many rivers in Bangladesh where growing levels of pollutants and plastic waste consume oxygen in the river, affecting seafood while fish consume bits of plastic which mimics their natural food sources and eventually lands on the dinner table. (Photo by Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto)

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