Malaysia is denouncing Canada's "irresponsible" export of plastic waste, becoming the second Asian nation to make plans to ship Canadian trash back across the ocean. —@teddyboylocsinThe story of Canada's plastic waste — first in the Philippines and now in Malaysia — has travelled across Asia. CBC's team in Malaysia found plastic bags from several Canadian grocery giants, including Loblaws, No Frills, Walmart and Costco. Malaysia's environment minister opens up a container of contaminated Canadian plastic scrap at Port Klang. For years, China was the destination of choice for plastic waste, taking in virtually any consumer or industrial product for recycling.

Source: CBC News May 28, 2019 08:26 UTC