Malaysia is sending back 150 containers of illegal waste back to its countries of origin, like Australia, Canada, France and the U.K., according to Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin. "If there are people who'd like to see this country as the dumping site of the world, you dream on," says @yeobeeyin. “It is not about money, it is about dignity.” It’s not the first time Malaysia has done this. Shipments of unwanted garbage have been rerouted to Southeast Asia since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018.

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