EU bans export of 'hazardous' plastic waste to non-OECD nations
The European Union (EU) will ban the export of "hazardous plastic waste and plastic waste that is hard to recycle" to countries outside the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from January 1. In 2019, the EU exported 15 lakh tonnes of plastic waste, mostly to Turkey and Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, India and China.