Hong Kong E-waste Re-Exportation from the Philippines

Bureau of Customs Port Collector John Simon opens the container van containing 22 sling bags of 2.561 tons of "mixed electronic waste before it will be sent back to Hong Kong at the Mindanao Container Port Terminal in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.
Greenpeace is calling for the Philippine government to ratify the Basel Ban Amendment, which prohibits the import of all waste for any reason, including “recycling”.

Unique identifier: GP0STTE4Z

Type: Image

Shoot date: 03/06/2019

Locations: Asia, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Credit line: © Froilan Gallardo / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Hong Kong E-waste Re-Exportation from the Philippines

After the Canadian waste was shipped back to Canada last week, another controversial waste shipment, this time a 40-foot container van containing shredded gadgets and computers from Hong Kong, is being sent back today from the Mindanao International Container Terminal. The shipment has apparently been in the terminal since January 2, but only discovered on May 22.

Greenpeace 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”.

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