“Imports can’t be contaminated with toxic or dangerous materials.” Indonesia Nigeria Waste ShippingContainer
About 250 containers seized across the archipelago in recent months have already been returned and authorities are inspecting more than 1,000 others, a customs official said.
The shipments were loaded with a combination of garbage, plastic waste and hazardous materials in violation of import rules.Nearly 200 containers have also been shipped out of Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-biggest city, to the US, Britain and Germany, according to customs data. Australia has pledged to stop exporting recyclable waste amid global concerns about plastic polluting the oceans and increasing pushback from Asian nations against accepting trash.
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