I generally use the cloth bags. They hold more than the puny plastic ones.

Spent almost 3 weeks in Vietnam six or seven years ago. Close as I got. Did not happen to see pollution there, although my exposure to coastline was basically Ha Long Bay, which I suspect they make an effort to clean up.

Was in Japan, Hongkong, Thailand, Philipines, several others Those were rather littered places Japan Sasabo and Yokosuka the water was so dirty if you fell in you were going to Captain's mast for harming government property. The buildings were dingy with soot. In Singapore, it was rather clean there.

When you throw something away.

Where do you imagine Away is.?

i was in Jakarta 4 years ago and it was full of garbage and broken buildings.

Since hemp, and/or any waste plant material, can make biodegradable plastic that sea animals can actually safely eat, this is a Big Oil, Oligarchy problem. VOTE the GOP OUT.