Instead of a cross, the albatross / About my neck was hung

Well, if you’ve ever wondered what happens to plastic, this is what happens.

I should probably write about the economic concepts this illustrates, like externalities and bla bla bla, but really, I’ll shut up so you can go look at the pictures.

Okay, one more thing: bottle tops are like half the volume of plastic in these photos. I’m always recycling plastic bottles but not bothering to recycle the top. . . .

(Credit for pointing this out in the first place goes to Ethicalreasoning on Reddit).