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Malaysia becomes the latest Asian country to reject the West’s plastic waste

Plastic waste are piled outside an illegal recycling factory in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat, Malaysia October 14, 2018. Picture taken October 14, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin - RC1B493C6440

Malaysia will send as much as 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste back to where it came from. Image: REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

Emily Chow
Senior Energy Correspondent, Reuters News
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Plastic waste are piled on a truck in an illegal recycling factory sealed off by the authorities in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat, Malaysia October 14, 2018. Picture taken October 14, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin - RC1CCAC28690
Plastic waste are piled on a truck in an illegal recycling factory sealed off by the authorities in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat, Malaysia Image: REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin
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