Australia's plastic exports may deepen health risks in Indonesian communities

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Aug 11, 2026, 8:20 am150 pts
A new commentary in BMJ Global Health, co-authored by the George Institute, reveals that Australia exported 22,333 metric tons of plastic waste to Indonesia in 2023–24 alone, part of a wider crisis that has seen the country take in more than 200,000 metric tons of imported waste it cannot safely process. Up…

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