Amid a global movement against non-recyclable plastic, Asian countries are closing their doors to imported waste from other countries.
The Basel amendment, which takes effect in January 2021, requires shippers of plastic scrap to obtain prior consent from the destination country, and gives countries the legal authority to refuse unwanted or unmanageable waste.
The containers sat in Philippine ports, their contents leaking fluids while festering in the tropical heat. Greenpeace, BAN Toxics and other groups picketed the Canadian Embassy in Manila, while some officials called for abandoning the dispute to preserve diplomatic ties. Canadian officials say the roughly 1,500 tons of trash in the containers, due to reach the Vancouver port at the end of June, will be burned at a waste-to-energy facility in British Columbia.
“With so many islands, it’s almost impossible to check every port properly. These scandals were exposed by spot checks. I don’t think we have enough trained personnel to determine whether something is recyclable material or just waste.”
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