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As more developing countries reject plastic waste exports, wealthy nations seek solutions at home

  • Written by Kate O'Neill, Associate Professor, Global Environmental Politics, University of California, Berkeley
As more developing countries reject plastic waste exports, wealthy nations seek solutions at homePlastic waste from Australia in Port Klang, Malaysia. Malaysia says it will send back some 3,300 tons of nonrecyclable plastic waste to countries including the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia. AP Photo/Vincent Thian

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