Britain’s plastic waste dumped in Malaysia to be sent back from Penang port

Britain has agreed to take back 42 containers of plastic waste illegally exported to Malaysia, officials said Monday, as several Asian nations push back against becoming the world’s rubbish dump.Southeast Asia has been flooded with plastic from more developed nations such as the US and Australia since last year when China – which boasted a massive recycling industry – ordered a halt to imports.Many recycling businesses from China moved to Malaysia after the ban took effect, leaving officials…