Reuters reports that countries are close to an agreement on tighten controls on trade in plastic waste, which would make it harder for the US, as a leading exporter, to ship unsorted plastic to emerging Asian economies for disposal.
Global pollution has increased the demand on plastic recycling and better waste management. According to environmental groups, only 9% of plastic is recycled.
According to UN numbers, Germany, the US and Japan exported more than 1 billion kilos of plastic waste in...
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