A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MURKY WORLD OF THE WASTE TRADE

Lai Cheng January 17, 2024 0 Comments

What is the waste trade? Why and how do countries in the Global North get to dump their waste on the Global South? What happens when it arrives in the recipient country? Why do countries agree to take this waste? What is the Basel Convention and how does it help stop the waste trade? What more can the plastics treaty do to stop waste being shipped to the Global South? How can we at home support this work?

Trash Hero World dives into the murky world of the waste trade with Mageswari Sangaralingam, a senior research officer from Consumers Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia in the final part of their “Ask An Expert” series on the Global Plastics Treaty.

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