The COVID-18 coronavirus may be its current problem, but Indonesia has been wrestling for longer with illegal foreign waste landing up on its shores - smuggled in via imports of paper and plastic trash meant for recycling. After China banned the import of recyclables from developed nations under its National Sword policy in 2018, more plastic waste from places like Australia, Europe and the Americas landed up in Indonesia. But much of it was fit only for landfills, not recycling. Here's how this was illicitly done. Watch the full episode of #UndercoverAsia here: https://cna.asia/3bc7DMH For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://www.youtube.com/cnainsider Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://ift.tt/2C3sZiR Facebook: https://ift.tt/2PPEuNA Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider ABOUT THE SHOW: CNA's flagship investigative series Undercover Asia shines a light on some of the darkest corners of our society, and digs deep into the most pressing social-economic and political issues of our time.
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