Why is Malaysia sending our rubbish back?
Recycling from the UK is piling up in South East Asia.
An episode of the Beyond Today podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "Why is Malaysia sending our rubbish back?" was published on May 30, 2019 and runs 19 minutes.
May 30, 2019 ·19m · Beyond Today
Summary
This week Malaysia ordered several thousand tonnes of imported plastic waste to be sent back to the countries it came from. The country’s government says it has become a dumping ground for wealthier nations and that much of the refuse has been imported illegally. Some of it is from the UK. We talk rubbish with comedian Phil Wang who was brought up in Malaysia and the BBC’s South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head, who has been visiting waste recycling plants in Thailand. You can email the Beyond Today team at [email protected] or comment on social media using #beyondtodayProducers: Philly Beaumont, Lucy Hancock Mixed by Weidong Lin Editor: John Shields
Episode Description
This week Malaysia ordered several thousand tonnes of imported plastic waste to be sent back to the countries it came from. The country’s government says it has become a dumping ground for wealthier nations and that much of the refuse has been imported illegally. Some of it is from the UK. We talk rubbish with comedian Phil Wang who was brought up in Malaysia and the BBC’s South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head, who has been visiting waste recycling plants in Thailand.
You can email the Beyond Today team at [email protected] or comment on social media using #beyondtoday
Producers: Philly Beaumont, Lucy Hancock Mixed by Weidong Lin Editor: John Shields
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