Time to manage your own plastic waste, the West told


PETALING JAYA: End the reign of “waste colonialism” as Malaysia is now the second largest-dumping ground for Europe’s plastic waste, say environmentalists.

They said this is a modern form of exploitation, where wealthier nations offload their environmental burdens onto developing countries, perpetuating an unjust global waste trade.

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