Facility seen polluting part of anti-pollution program promoted by plastics industry

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A plastics facility accused of polluting a Malaysian river is tied to Operation Clean Sweep, an anti-pollution program promoted by the U.S. plastics industry.

A plastics facility listed as a member of an environmental stewardship program created by American plastics industry groups appears to be regularly discharging plastics into the Malaysian river beside which it is located, according to an investigation by ABC News.

"It is sad because the life in the water died and we are now afraid to eat fish that used to be delicious. We are afraid that we may hurt our kids by eating it," he told ABC News. This week in Ottawa, the treaty talks entered a crucial fourth round out of five proposed rounds of negotiations intended to finalize an agreement by the year's end. The U.N.

The U.S. State Department, which is representing the U.S. in the treaty discussions, was the Plastic Industry Association's top government agency lobbied in 2023, according to the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit research group. So far, the U.S.

Fernandez did not specify what actions he meant regarding plastics production of plastic, only that he was in favor of reducing production through individualized goals set by each nation. ABC News first became aware of the Malaysian riverside plastic facility that advertises itself as an Operation Clean Sweep member during itsinto the international plastics waste trade, which involved securing hidden tracking devices to plastic bags which were then dropped off at recycling bins in major retailers across the U.S.

 

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