A woman wearing glasses and a headscarf stands outdoors in front of rocky terrain. Text on screen reads: Annisa Maharani, Researcher, Nexus3. Another person is visible in the blurred background.

Why is Indonesia burning mountains of foreign plastic waste?

Plastic waste dumped mainly from wealthier nations to low- and middle-income countries is a global problem. This DW story describes how illegal dumping sites full of foreign-labeled packaging to small factories burning unrecyclable plastic, policy contradictions and industrial interests have turned Indonesia into a global dumping ground, at the cost of public health and the environment.

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IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network)
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