TOKYO -- A simmering global waste crisis is threatening to boil over, as advanced economies generate more than their share of trash and emerging Asian countries tire of being treated like the world's landfills. Companies, a British consultancy has warned, will have to face up to the problem or risk damage to their reputations.
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Tensions over trash exports to Asia heap pressure on companies
Report warns of costs and reputational risks as countries reject shipments
Countries that produce less waste have been forced to handle trash shipped in from elsewhere, triggering diplomatic disputes. © Reuters
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