Companies that import plastic waste to Latin America have been denounced for environmental damage

Source: https://ojo-publico.com/4244/importadoras-basura-plastica-denunciadas-por-danos-ambientales

Author: Monica Cerbon, translated from Spanish

Some of the companies that received the most plastic waste in the region, most of them American or European, have been accused of damaging the environment in various countries for their treatment of similar products. Interpol warns that this industry hides criminal risks. Only Peru entered 62,100 tons of plastic garbage between 2012 and 2022. An investigation by the Cross-Border Investigative Network of OjoPúblico and PopLab.