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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
Plastic 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

Less than two years after China banned most imports of scrap material from abroad, many of its neighbors are following suit. On May...

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