ASEAN countries should ban imports of foreign trash, say environmentalists
Call comes as Southeast Asian regional leaders prepare to meet this week in Bangkok
18 June 2019 - 19:39
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bangkok — Environmental groups called for Southeast Asian countries on Tuesday to ban waste imports from developed countries to help tackle a plastic pollution crisis, as regional leaders prepare to meet this week in Bangkok...
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