SouthKorea to tighten inspections on waste imports from Japan
SEOUL - South Korea said Friday it will strengthen radiation checks on imports of three recycling waste products from Japan, amid an escalating economic and political row between the two countries.
According to Yonhap News Agency, radiation checks until now have been limited to imports from Japan and Russia that have a possibility of contamination. In 2018, South Korea imported about 166,000 tonnes of plastic waste from countries including Japan, the United States, and the Philippines, with about 66,000 tonnes coming from its neighbour.
South Korea views the tighter restrictions, which are threatening to choke off its dominant tech industry, as retaliation in a long-standing dispute over wartime labour.
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