Wealthy nations told to deal with their own waste

A ship leaves port in  the Philippines to return waste to Canada

Source: AAP

A growing number of countries are demanding others stop sending them their recycling waste.


Malaysia and the Philippines have recently shipped back huge amounts of plastic to Spain and Canada, prompting concerns other countries could follow suit.

This report explains what that could mean for Australia?

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