Indonesia becomes latest SE Asian country to return waste to the West

JAKARTA: Indonesia has sent back a consignment of Canadian paper waste, imported via the United States, because it was contaminated with material including plastic, rubber and diapers, the environment ministry said. Indonesia is the latest Southeast Asian country to send back trash amid a spike in imports from Western countries after China banned imports, disrupting the global flow of millions of tonnes of waste each year. Environment ministry official Sayid Muhadhar said
around 100 tonnes of waste had now been sent back to Seattle from Surabaya. (REUTERS)