Southeast Asia's Struggle Against the Plastic Waste Trade
Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand are leading a growing push back against a deluge of unwanted and toxic shipments of waste from the developed world since China’s decision to ban imports.
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After a 5-month journey across Southeast Asia, the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior arrives at Port Klang in Selangor to raise awareness on environmental protection and to engage with local partners and supporters for a meaningful action on plastic pollution. This is the first time that the Greenpeace ship is sailing to Malaysia, a year after the international environmental NGO opened a local office in Kuala Lumpur. © Joshua Paul / Greenpeace
Greenpeace volunteers with placards in front of Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, urge the makers of Oreo, Mondelēz, one of the world’s biggest brands, to drop their suppliers of dirty palm oil. © Greenpeace
Tourists sign up and pledge to break free from plastic at Batu Caves, Malaysia Greenpeace volunteers and suppoters hold a waste clean-up at Batu Cave, Malaysia during Earth Day event to show their care to the nature and religious place. Greenpeace is calling for the people in Malaysia to start reducing the use of single-use plastic. Batu Caves is a an iconic and popular tourist attraction in Selangor. A site of a Hindu temple and shrine, It also attracts thousands of worshippers and tourists, especially during the annual Hindu festival, Thaipusam - © Han Choo / Greenpeace
Non-government organizations and other Civic groups protest in front of the Malaysian Houses of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur to call on the suspension of the Rare-Earth Elements (REE) refining plant and the complete removal of toxic radioactive waste, a byproduct of processing REE owned by Lynas Malaysia. © Nandakumar S. Haridas / Greenpeace
A network of tracks in a deforested area for oil palm plantations near Kwala Kwayan. Indonesia has one of the fastest rates of forest destruction on the planet, with the expansion of palm oil and pulp and paper plantations as the major drivers, pushing the orangutan to the brink of extinction and accelerating climate change. © Daniel Beltrá / Greenpeace
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