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    Cambodia to send 1,600 tons of plastic waste back to the US and Canada

    • Last Update: 2022-08-17
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    We are "not a garbage ca.


    According to the British "Guardian", the Cambodian Ministry of Environment announced on the same day that 83 containers containing 1,600 tons of plastic waste will be returned to Canada and the United Stat.


    "Cambodia is not a foreign waste bin for obsolete e-waste, and the government also opposes the recycling of any imported plastic waste and lubrican.


    The spokesman added that the government committee investigating the matter will investigate how and why the containers ended up in Cambodia and that any company found involved in importing the waste will be fined and taken to cou.


    The report also said that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen made a statement at a cabinet meeting last week saying that Cambodia is not a dumping ground for any garbage and does not allow the import of any kind of plastic waste and other recyclabl.


    The report also mentioned that in May this year, 187 countries signed a treaty with the right to block the import of contaminated or difficult-to-recycle plastic was.


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