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People collect recyclable materials in the town of Rosario in the province of Cavite south of Manila, Philippines. Delegates are meeting this week in South Korea to seek a binding international instrument to cut plastic pollution. © Getty Images
RAMON ROYANDOYAN and STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writers
November 28, 2024 13:58 JST
MANILA/BUSAN, South Korea -- Maria Teresa Calumpiano's workplace is a small plastic bench swarmed by mosquitos and the smell of rotting garbage. She makes a living sorting used plastic items, such as spoons and forks, into sacks before they are then sold to recycling plants.