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Malaysia to Send Back Plastic Waste to Foreign Nations
[Environment Minister] Yeo said 60 containers stacked with contaminated waste were smuggled in en route to illegal processing facilities in Malaysia and will be sent back to their countries of origin.
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The displayed items included cables from the U.K., contaminated milk cartons from Australia and compact discs from Bangladesh, as well as bales of electronic and household waste from the U.S., Canada, Japan, Saudi Arabia and China. Yeo said the waste from China appeared to be garbage from France and other countries that had been rerouted after a ban imposed by China.

In one case alone, Yeo said a U.K. recycling company exported more than 55,000 tons of plastic waste in about 1,000 containers to Malaysia over the past two years.

Managing the plastic aftermath

archived pile of filth
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PolyMatter1 | Why China Doesn't Want Your Trash Anymore

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Tue May 28th, 2019 at 10:55:25 PM EST
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