[p3llin0r3]

Preventing plastic in Europe would have basically no effect on plastic in the ocean. The problem is people with poor waste management infrastructure tossing their junk into the rivers and oceans in developing countries.

https://www.statista.com/chart/12211/the-countries-polluting...

[quantum_magpie]

The waste thrown into the rivers and oceans in developing countries is from the US and the EU.