Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin.
The containers were loaded with a combination of garbage, plastic waste and hazardous materials in violation of import rules, according to customs officials
“The containers left on Monday and some officials were there to see the ship depart,” head of local custom office Susila Brata told AFP Tuesday. Authorities were still waiting for clearance to return another 42 containers of waste at the port, including shipments from the United States, Australia, and Germany.
For years China received the bulk of scrap plastic from around the world but closed its doors to foreign refuse last year in an effort to clean up its environment.
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