Wealthy Nations Seek Solutions at Home as More Developing Countries Reject Plastic Waste Exports
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Source: https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/22527/20190611/wealthy-nations-seek-solutions-at%C2%A0home-as-more-developing-countries-reject-plastic-waste-exports.htm
On May 28, 2019, Malaysia's environment minister announced that they are sending 3,000 metric tons of contaminated plastic wastes back to their countries of origin, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Along with the Philippines, which is sending 2,400 tons of illegally exported trash back to Canada, Malaysia highlights how controversial the global trade in plastic trash has become.