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Malaysia emerged as a major destination for U.S. waste after China banned U.S. waste imports in 2018.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20250626132109/https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-06-26/malaysia-bans-us-plastic-waste-what-will-california-do
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Plastic waste is a dilemma for the whole world. Unless its intended to become the fuel source for the next evolution of Earth’s dominant global species of course.
Isnt plastic made from oil already?
Most plastics, some are organically sources
Yeah and fucking PLA (made from cornstarch) is marketed as “compostable” which is even worse for the environment because people feel like it gives them the free pass to toss it on the ground.
Oh for sure, not saying that stuff is better just that it isn’t oil. Composting those usually requires extreme heat which causes problems