The West Has Been Shipping Trash to Asia for Decades

Now, Asia doesn’t want them anymore, leaving developed countries scrambling

Henner Townlove
ILLUMINATION-Curated
6 min readOct 1, 2020

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Photo by Shaah Shahidh on Unsplash

Recycling is often seen as one of the more effective means in reducing our environmental footprint. Segregating different wastes into different containers is a simple and noble task that anyone can practice in their households, as well as in a public…

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Henner Townlove
ILLUMINATION-Curated

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