Eco News : Thailand to stop all foreign plastic waste imports by 2021 following Malaysia,Vietnam

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Thailand will ban all plastic waste imports by 2021, making it the latest country in South east Asia to take policy-level action against a rising influx of foreign plastic scraps, much of which comes from food and beverage packaging. The Thai Department of industrial Works has said that a halt on related imports is already in place,but it will be 2 years before existing import licences expires and the policy is fully implemented. ( Full information : https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/11/19/Thailand-to-stop-a... )