Cambodian officials have announced that they're sending 1,600 tons of trash back to their source -- the United States and Canada.
Cambodian officials announced Wednesday that they were sending 1,600 tonnes of trash back to their source -- the United States and Canada.Cambodia is sending back 1,600 tonnes of trash to the US and Canada.A total of 83 shipping containers of plastic waste were found on Tuesday at the major southwestern port of Sihanoukville, said Neth Pheaktra, Secretary of State and Spokesman to the Ministry of Environment.
That move caused a ripple effect through global supply chains, as middlemen sought new destinations for their trash -- such as Malaysia or the Philippines.This pivoting of trash imports has created an illicit industry of unlicensed plastic recyclers. In Malaysia earlier this year, a government crackdown found at least 148 unlicensed recycling factories that pollute local communities with toxic fumes and contaminate bodies of water.
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