I've spent a bit of time further north, and am actually surprised that Bangladesh doesn't figure higher in that scale. The somewhat ravaged waterways of Dhaka are a testament to poor education and greed in equal measure. The convenience of plastics, and the lack of understanding make for a disaster. Has anyone seen Foy's lake in Chittagong? If it were transplanted to a more 'environmentally aware' location, it would feature as a beauty spot, at risk of being over run by gents in boaters, punting around to impress their belles. As it is, operating a pedalo against the flotsam of plastic everything just makes for a great workout.

By population numbers, I wonder how it all works out then? (stats and lies aside)

It's been commented upon a number of times by the other half's family how I manage the trash. I've responded when able that it's having simple respect for, and pride in, your own country and environment. I'm slightly saddened at the state of Tonle lake. But I was just as horrified by the effects in Sri Lanka.

Does anyone of a certain generation or two, remember the efforts of the 'Keep Britain Tidy' campaign? It worked, slowly, but it got there. But to use colonial parlance, 'then we dropped the ball'. Britain has reverted quite a lot. I wonder how a 'keep xxx tidy' campaign would work if it were adopted by the likes of youtube.

Oceanic pollution to me is just an extension of the domestic pollution.