Greenpeace has called for an investigation into the plastic waste industry, following the findings of its latest The Recycling Myth 2.0 report. It says the investigation should look at the plastic waste industry with a focus on possible corrupt, fraudulent and illegal practices by exporting countries and local unlicensed operators. Greenpeace says that plastic waste exports from the UK and other developed nations, “illegally dumped in Malaysia”, have caused widespread environmental contamination.
It says heavy metals and toxic chemicals potentially harmful to human health, were found to be present in soil, and water samples taken from illegal dump sites where plastic waste from the UK – some of it from household recycling collections – had been discovered in a previous investigation by Greenpeace in 2018. “Despite commitments by the UK government to curb the trade in plastic waste exports, Britain is still continuing to behave like a long-range fly-tipper,” said Louise Edge, plastics campaigner at Greenpeace. “This report exposes how we are inflicting a poisonous and toxic legacy on innocent communities living on the other side of the world.
Greenpeace Malaysia strongly recommends an investigation into the plastic waste industry with a focus on possible corrupt, fraudulent and illegal practicesby exporting countries and local unlicensed operators. It is also calling for a plastic pollution reduction plan to reduce unnecessary single-use plastic production by multinationals in phases, to set up clear reduction targets of single-use plastic in accordance with an action plan that focuses on developing alternatives based on systems of refill and reuse, while increasing the recycling rate
Source: Circular Online
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