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New rules to tackle 'wild west' of plastic waste dumped on poorer countries

New rules to tackle ‘wild west’ of plastic waste dumped on poorer countries
Karen McVeigh
New international rules to tackle the “wild west” global trade in plastic, which has seen wealthy nations dump contaminated plastic waste on to poorer ones, will result in a cleaner ocean within five years, according to a UN transboundary waste chief.
The rules, which come into force on 1 January, aim to make the trade more transparent in order to allow developing nations such as Vietnam and Malaysia to refuse low-quality, difficult-to-recycle waste before it is even shipped.
“It is my optimistic view that, in five years, we will see results,” said Rolph Payet, the executive director of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. “People on the frontline are going to be telling us whether there is a decrease of plastic in the ocean. I don’t see that happening in the next two to three years, but on the horizon of five years. This amendment i ....

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New rules to tackle 'wild west' of plastic waste dumped on poorer countries | Plastics

Plastic waste is photographed before being shipped back to the country of origin in Port Klang, Malaysia. Countries will soon be given powers to refuse shipments.
Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty
New international rules to tackle the âwild westâ global trade in plastic, which has seen wealthy nations dump contaminated plastic waste on to poorer ones, will result in a cleaner ocean within five years, according to a UN transboundary waste chief.
The rules, which come into force on 1 January, aim to make the trade more transparent in order to allow developing nations such as Vietnam and Malaysia to refuse low-quality, difficult-to-recycle waste before it is even shipped. ....

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