Indonesia Cracks Down on the Scourge of Imported Plastic Waste

Yale e360
Aug 1, 2023, 7:09 am198 pts
When China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, exporters in wealthy countries targeted other developing nations. Faced with an unending stream of unrecyclable waste, Indonesia has tightened its regulations and has begun to make progress in stemming the plastics flow. Read more on E360 →

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