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To which countries does the U.S. export plastic waste?

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Until 2018, when China banned all plastic scrap shipments, the U.S. sent the majority of its plastic waste to that country. American companies then started shipping waste to Malaysia and Indonesia instead. However, in July 2025, Malaysia banned all plastic waste shipments from the U.S., claiming that exporters were dumping plastics and polluting the country.

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