RNZ Insight investigates NZ's plastic pollution in Malaysia

641 views · Published 22 September 2018 · 1:02 · Indexed 2 October 2026

Channel: RNZ · 2018 · News & Politics

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NZ sends thousands of tonnes of plastic overseas to be recycled, with a lot of it going to Malaysia. But people living there say there aren't systems for dealing with Malaysia's own waste and that plastic is often being imported by illegal factories. Many of these are located near farms and homes, which are dealing with pollution issues when the factories dump and burn the plastic they don’t use.

Drone footage in this video supplied by local campaigners

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