Philippines’ Duterte threatens ‘war’ if Canada doesn’t take trash back
More than six years ago, Chronic Inc., a Canadian plastics exporter, dumped more than 100 shipping containers of garbage disguised as plastics for recycling into the Philippines. The containers arrived in Manila in 2013 and 2014.
The trash consisted of used adult diapers, newspapers, plastic bottles and bags. Some experts have said the garbage violates international law.
Last week, Anthony Ho, a lawyer for the Pacific Centre for
Environmental Law and Litigation, said the shipments violate multiple
parts of the Basel Convention, a 30-year-old treaty that prevents
countries from shipping hazardous waste to the developing world without
their consent.