In Jenjarom, a small palm plantation town approximately 50 kilometers outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the smell of burnt plastic crept across the town every night entering the homes of residents, stirring them awake. After months of sleepless nights, a few local residents decided to investigate the source of the smell, forming the Environmental Protection Agency of Kuala Langat.

Under cover of night, ride along with agency activists Pua Lay Peng and CK Lee as they search for illegal recycling facilities, and learn about their work to expose, fight, and prevent the illegal importation of plastic waste.

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Reviews
"This record of the inexcusable destruction and poisoning of Malaysian land and people is devastating, and the bravery of these local activists inspiring. It is not just that our globalized 'system' of plastics recycling is broken; Malaysia's dirty recyclers are small players in a bigger system, the tip of the iceberg. It is the plastics manufacturers, petrochemical and packaging industries that must be held accountable for these crimes, as the vast majority of the plastics documented here have no safe and economically viable means of being recycled anywhere on the planet. Until we stop making these materials, they will be an environmental scourge."