{"id":200315,"date":"2024-11-29T18:04:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T18:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-mexico-imports-over-660000-tons-of-plastic-waste-from-richer-countries-transforming-business\/"},"modified":"2024-11-29T18:04:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T18:04:16","slug":"why-mexico-imports-over-660000-tons-of-plastic-waste-from-richer-countries-transforming-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-mexico-imports-over-660000-tons-of-plastic-waste-from-richer-countries-transforming-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Mexico imports over 660,000 tons of plastic waste from richer countries\u00a0| Transforming Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/jVJ7FAwrSrs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Mexico imports over 660,000 tons of plastic waste from richer countries\u00a0| Transforming Business\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jVJ7FAwrSrs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Mexico imported more than 660,000 tons of plastic waste for recycling between 2015 and 2021, according to official figures. Most of that garbage came from the United States. Although it is a legitimate business, environmental organizations have criticized irregularities in the way plastic waste is controlled, and legal loopholes. A large part of the plastic waste cannot be recycled and ends up in landfills or in the ocean.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:58 How does the plastic imports industry work?<br \/>\n05:02 Environmentalists blame Coca Cola and other transnational companies<br \/>\n08:20 Why China stopped importing plastic waste<br \/>\n09:40 Measuring a plastic footprint<br \/>\n11:56 Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>#TransformingBusiness #Plastic #waste<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexico imported more than 660,000 tons of plastic waste for recycling between 2015 and 2021, according to official figures. Most of that garbage came from the United States. Although it is a legitimate business, environmental organizations have criticized irregularities in the way plastic waste is controlled, and legal loopholes. 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