TOKYO -- Asia lags behind Europe in managing the life cycle of plastics -- from production to waste -- with Indonesia and India scoring below average in a report on 25 countries worldwide, released Tuesday.
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Indonesia, India below average in plastics management ranking
Japan comes second but Asia lags behind despite producing half world's plastics
Workers unload bags of garbage collected from the shore, mostly plastics and domestic waste, in Jakarta in June. © Reuters
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