One problem impinges on others. Near Chesterfield are lots of landfill sites. Apparently no one had considered what would happen if they were flooded. When the River Rother gained an extra three-four metres depth this summer it took some of the landfill with it, depositing much of the plastic in nearby trees and shrubs. So what used to be a pleasant little walk is now an alley of plastic bags and the like which will undoubtedly still be there in several years time. (This was far from the worst polluted stretch but my battery ran out at this point ....
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Plastic bags are actually causing more serious problems in other countries - blocking up drainage and water systems in Bangladesh, for instance. Sensibly they've been banned in Dhaka:
Movemement