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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Ajit Niranjan

UNBELIEVABLE: Eu agrees to ban exports of waste plastic to poor countries - Caught on Camera

Plastic waste inside cargo containers in Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
There are concerns that some plastic waste shipped abroad for recycling ends up in landfills and waterways. Photograph: Fazry Ismail/EPA

The EU has struck a deal to stop ships of waste plastic landing in ports of poor countries.

European lawmakers and member states agreed on Friday to ban exports of plastic rubbish to countries outside the OECD group of mostly rich countries from the middle of 2026. The deal comes as diplomats meet in Nairobi, Kenya, to hammer out a global treaty on plastic pollution.

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