Refusing refuse: An officer standing inside a container full of plastic waste at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta. — Reuters
Jakarta: Indonesia is sending back hundreds of containers of contaminated waste to the West after shipments supposedly containing plastic meant for recycling were found to hide hazardous substances, customs officials said.
Among the over 2,000 containers checked by authorities at four ports from July to mid-September, nearly 550 contained hazardous material or non-plastic waste.
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