Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Canadian-Waste-Shipped-Back-to-Canada-in-the-Philippines-27MZIFJ81R3FI.htmlConceptually similarCanadian Waste Shipped Back to Canada in the PhilippinesGP0STTDY4Completed★★★★Canadian Waste Shipped Back to Canada in the PhilippinesGP0STTDYCCompleted★★★★★★Canadian Waste Shipped Back to Canada in the PhilippinesGP0STTDYDCompleted★★★★Canadian Waste Shipped Back to Canada in the PhilippinesGP0STTDYQCompleted★★★★★★Toxic Free Asia Tour in the PhilippinesGP0GFCompleted★★★★Toxic Free Asia Tour in the PhilippinesGP03RMCompleted★★★★Toxic Free Asia Tour in the PhilippinesGP0W2PCompleted★★★★Protest against Canadian Waste Dump in the PhilippinesGP0STTDYICompleted★★★★★★Protest against Canadian Waste Dump in the PhilippinesGP0STTDYJCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STTDXVCanadian Waste Shipped Back to Canada in the PhilippinesThe MV Bavaria, the container vessel hired to ship back the 69 container vans loaded with trash from Canada, sails as Greenpeace activists display a banner that reads "Philippines is not a dumpsite" during a protest against waste trade in Subic Bay International Terminal Corp. in Olongapo City, Zambales province, Philippines.Locations:Asia-Central Luzon-Luzon-Philippines-Southeast Asia-Subic BayDate:30 May, 2019Credit:© GreenpeaceMaximum size:3600px X 2400pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Activists-Banners-Boats-Break Free from Plastics (campaign title)-Containers-Day-Greenpeace activists-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-People-Ports-Seas-Vessels-WaterShoot:Philippines Returns Canadian Waste after Six YearsLocal NGO groups, including Ecowaste Coalition, Greenpeace Philippines, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, BAN Toxics, and the global Break Free from Plastic movement, reiterated the call for the Philippine government to ratify the Basel Ban Amendment, which prohibits the import of all waste for any reason, including “recycling”.From 2013 to 2014, 103 shipping containers from Canada were intercepted in the Port of Manila containing mixed wastes, including non-recyclable plastic, waste paper, household waste, electronic wastes, and used adult diapers. These materials are classified as hazardous, based on the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste and Control Act of 1990 (Republic Act 6969). Moreover, the importation of the shipment violates the Basel Convention, as the contents of the cargo vans were misdeclared as ‘recyclable’.
