Phnom Penh: Cambodia will send back 1,600 tonnes of plastic waste found in shipping containers to the US and Canada, an official said, as South-East Asian countries revolt against an onslaught of rubbish shipments.
China’s decision to ban foreign plastic waste imports last year threw global recycling into chaos, leaving developed nations struggling to find countries to send their trash.
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