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Why Mexico imports thousands of tons of US plastic garbage

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Kassandra Sundt
December 9, 2024

Mexico imported about 660,000 tons of plastic waste between 2015 and 2021, most of it from the United States. Although it's a legitimate business, environmentalists criticize irregularities in how the garbage is controlled.

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