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The first step in managing plastic waste is measuring it – here's how we did it for one Caribbean country

  • Written by Clyde Eiríkur Hull, Professor of Management, Rochester Institute of Technology
Plastic waste that started as packaging clogs tropical landfills. apomares/Getty Images

Countries around the world throw away millions of tons of plastic trash every year. Finding ways to manage plastic waste is daunting even for wealthy nations, but for smaller and less-developed countries it can be overwhelming.

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