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A worker loads plastic waste into a compressor to recycle and sell it in Bentong, Malaysia's Pahang state, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
A worker loads plastic waste into a compressor to recycle and sell it in Bentong, Malaysia's Pahang state, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)