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Sri Lanka is sending 100+ containers of smuggled garbage back to the UK. It says it found non-recyclable plastic and suspected body parts from mortuaries in them.
It's the latest Asian country to reject waste from western countries.
It's the latest Asian country to reject waste from western countries.
Several Asian countries have sent back garbage to the west, after China banned plastic waste imports last year:
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines + Sri Lanka.
Much of it is non-recyclable, contaminates local environments and causes health hazards.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines + Sri Lanka.
Much of it is non-recyclable, contaminates local environments and causes health hazards.
The world produces about 300M tons of plastic waste per year.
♻️ Only 9% is recycled
🚮 Almost 80% of it ends in dumps or in nature
That comes out to about 5B tons since 1950.
♻️ Only 9% is recycled
🚮 Almost 80% of it ends in dumps or in nature
That comes out to about 5B tons since 1950.
