Video: Crime networks profit from China plastic trash import ban, says Interpol report
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Aug 29, 2020, 05:45 IST | Updated: Aug 29, 2020, 05:45 IST
A world built on drugs and arms trafficking has found a new and unlikely money minter -- plastic. Plastic waste, to be more precise. The story began in January, 2018, when China decided to shut its doors to plastic waste from the West. This gave illegal recycling plants in Asia, an opportunity to expand their trade.
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