Rubbish

Indonesia sends back containers of waste

Indonesia has sent hundreds of garbage-filled shipping containers back to their countries of origin, according to the customs agency, as the Southeast Asian nation pushes back against becoming a dumping ground for foreign trash.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.Among them, 49 containers of waste seized on Batam Island near Singapore have been shipped back

5 September 2019
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