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From the article: “I hate seeing my country as the dumpsite for the developed world,” said Yeo Bee Yin, whose full title is Minister for Energy, Technology, Sci
by wtdata 7y ago
From the article:
“I hate seeing my country as the dumpsite for the developed world,” said Yeo Bee Yin, whose full title is Minister for Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change, and Environment. She declared that “no developing nation should be the dumping site for the developed world.”
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.
- influxxx 7y agoAnd 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.
- aplusbi 7y agoAccording 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.
- ttlei 7y agoDid you even read the article?
- Stratoscope 7y agoFrom the commenting guidelines: Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html