Yet plans are underway to import more plastic waste into the country and it has not signed global plastics treaty
Discarded fishing gear is the main culprit
‘Leaked environment department document is a copy and paste of plastics industry arguments’
Critics say the environment department’s argument that the treaty would be a duplication of existing agreements is flawed
NGOs are calling on the department of environment to introduce stricter measures for companies manufacturing and using plastic products
Industrialised nations often ship their waste to poorer countries under the premise of recyclability, fuelling industries that harm local populations
Lost and illegal tackle is threatening marine life and the lives of people making a living from the sea