According to the article a large number of the plastic recycling plants in Malaysia are operating illegally, and Malaysia is trying to regulate them and/or shut them down.
And yet, who introduced the plastics to begin with? Plastics that find their way into the hands of consumers are intended to land deterministically in the the garbage.
Manufacturers of plastic packaging and products are the origin of the problem. It is the source of the plastics that is the root of the problem. Where plastics end up is the fault of those who profit from their production.
Did you even read the article?
Re:Where does your plastic waste end up?
by Stratoscope on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @03:38PM
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This hypocrisy is appalling. They just have to stop importing those plastics with the false promise they are going to recycle it or dispose of it properly while they get paid for it.
Nobody is forcing Malasya to take anything, in fact Malasya is happily engaging in a bid with other countries to import that garbage for the best price.
If these countries weren't lying this all time and only took the plastics they can actually cleanly dispose of or recycle, the West would be (at a greater expense is true) getting rid of them properly during all this time.