CausesBoyce Duprey/Flickr NGO retracts ‘waste colonialism’ report blaming Asian countries for plastic pollution Ocean Conservancy apologises for ‘false narrative’ of 2015 study that put blame for bulk of world’s plastic waste on five Asian states.
Causes grist.org Plastic recycling is broken. Why does Big Plastic want cities to get $1 billion to fix it? Your takeout container is likely headed to a landfill.
Solutions www.washingtonpost.com New bans in China are the latest step in a global ‘war on plastic’ Some nations have resorted to hefty fines or even prison sentences to curb plastic waste.
Causes apnews.com Malaysia sends back trash, says won't be world's waste bin The environment minster warned that those who want to make the country a rubbish bin of the world can "dream on."