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Why Mexico imports thousands of tons of US plastic garbage

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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