Protest against Canadian Waste Dump in the Philippines

Environmental activists from various groups hold placards during a protest rally against waste trade in Olongapo City, Philippines.

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Shoot date: 30/05/2019

Locations: Asia, Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Subic Bay

Credit line: © Greenpeace

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Philippines Returns Canadian Waste after Six Years

Local 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’.

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