Indonesia’s Poisoned Tofu: The Hidden Dangers of Imported Plastic Waste 🇮🇩

The US keeps sending millions of pounds of plastic to Indonesia, even after the country banned plastic waste imports. Villagers burn it to cook tofu, contaminating a beloved staple with deadly toxins.

00:00 – Introduction
00:58 – How tofu is made
04:07 – How the factory is powered
05:26 – The dangers of microplastics
07:17 – Where the plastic trash comes from
11:17 – How the food chain gets poisoned
12:54 – Where the tofu ends up
16:00 – End credits

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