Malaysia to Return 3,300 Tons of Plastic Waste Illegally Imported From Countries Including the U.S.

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By Olivia RosaneMay 29, 2019, 7:43 am256 pts
Since China banned imports of plastic waste in early 2018, Malaysia has become the No. 1 importer of the world's unwanted plastic. Now, the country has had enough. None Malaysia's Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Yeo Bee Yin announced Tuesday that the country would return…

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