Campaigners welcome move but say success depends on enforcement and global agreement on a treaty

A law banning imports of plastic waste came into force this month in Thailand, after years of campaigning by activists. Thailand is one of several south-east Asian countries that has historically been paid to receive plastic waste from developed nations. The country became a leading destination for exports of plastic waste from Europe, the US, the UK and Japan in 2018 after China, the world’s biggest market for household waste, imposed a ban.

  • atro_city@fedia.io
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    16 days ago

    Finally. Now those people pointing at Thailand being one of the major reasons plastic is in the sea can STFU. Exporting plastics to developing nations should be banned by treaty. It’s such a shitty thing to do. Developed nations should learn to deal with their own trash. We have the money and means to do it, but it’s just cheaper to export and then point fingers.