Southeast Asia's plastic tidal wave: Imported trash swamps region

For rich countries, exporting trash to Southeast Asia saves money and outsources a messy problem. But ASEAN is already incapable of managing its own plastic waste, and outsiders are making things worse.
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[@theMyouknow]

What goes out comes back in one way or the other, micro plastic in the fish you eat and the water you drink but it always comes back.

[@hansgruber2509]

Stop blaming others for what these folks are doing it's their front yard!

[@thatguywhois]

yea they ain't saints either but imported trash is a big issue as well