Indonesia is cracking down on dangerous, unwanted imports from the United States, the South China Morning Post reported, and has officially begun sending them back.
What’s happening?
Officials in the port city of Batam recently exported four shipping containers of prohibited e-waste back to the U.S.
Four containers aren’t many, but Indonesian officials have stressed that the shipment was the tip of the iceberg.
According to the SCMP, customs workers and inspectors with Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry discovered an unknown number of shipments “allegedly misdeclared as recyclable materials” in September.
In fact, the containers held hazardous electronic waste, or e-waste….