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Why waste trade should be on the ASEAN summit agenda
ASEAN leaders meet this week in Bangkok as their countries reel from an unprecedented deluge of foreign waste dumping. But neither waste trade nor waste is on the agenda.
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ASEAN leaders welcomed by “mountain of trash” and calls to ban plastic and e-waste imports
A mountain of plastic and electronic waste appeared on the streets of central Bangkok today as delegates from the 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) arrived in the Thai capital for the start of the 34th ASEAN summit.
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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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Community Rights Advocates Challenge to ASEAN Leaders: End the Toxic Trade in Plastics and E-Waste
Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand unite to challenge ASEAN leaders to establish regional policies to immediately ban the flow of foreign plastic waste and e-waste entering the region, and regulate the production and consumption of single-use plastics.
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Malaysia’s government returns imported plastic waste to global north
But this issue needs to be tackled at the source.
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Why plastic pollution is an environmental justice issue
Turtles, seabirds, seals, and whales are well-documented victims of out of control plastic pollution, but when was the last time you saw a video of a person suffering in the…
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Greenpeace pushes back on ‘plastic monster’ created by corporations like Nestlé
KUALA LUMPUR - The plastic waste trade problem gained traction nationwide in recent months due to an overflow of imported plastic waste across several states, with Selangor at its epicentre.
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After ‘The Recycling Myth’ Report: Updates from the Field
Plastic waste has been a visibly mounting issue in Malaysia for over a decade now with increasing news reports on landfills affecting residential neighbourhoods.
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‘Recycling’ from developed world dumped in Malaysia and left to rot
Malaysia is the new dumping site for plastic ‘recycling’ from more than 19 countries, including the US, UK and Australia, according to new research released today by Greenpeace Malaysia.
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THE RECYCLING MYTH: Malaysia and the Broken Global Recycling System
In many places a waste management system exists that claims to dispose, incinerate or recycle collected plastic waste. In reality, most of the plastic waste generated in high-income countries is…