Canada Trash
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The Philippines is shipping back Canada’s heaping garbage. What’s Ottawa going to do with the trash?A cargo ship has arrived in a northern port in the Philippines, and is ready to return a massive pile of rotting garbage to Canada — 1,500 tonnes to be exact.CanadaMay 30, 2019
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Cargo ship arrives in Philippines, will transport 69 containers of garbage back to CanadaA cargo ship arrived in a northern Philippine port on Thursday to transport 69 containers of garbage back to Canada that officials say were shipped illegally to the Philippines.CanadaMay 30, 2019
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Canada can expect more nations to send trash back: expertCanada is a world leader in waste production. Trash is being thrown right back in its face. And recycling isn't exactly a solution, said one expert.CanadaMay 29, 2019
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‘We will declare war’: Philippines’ Duterte gives Canada 1 week to take back garbageThe president of the Philippines says if Canada doesn't take back tonnes of trash within the next week he will "declare war" and ship the containers back himself.WorldApr 23, 2019
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Despite trash complaints, Canada will continue with global recycling programCanada will not sign on to an amendment to an international treaty that could bar three dozen countries from shipping any kind of garbage, even recyclables, to the developing world.CanadaFeb 20, 2019
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Activists urge Justin Trudeau to take Canada’s trash out of PhilippinesIn 2013 and 2014, a total of 103 shipping containers from Canada labelled as plastics arrived in the Philippines for recycling, but Filipino customs inspectors determined the containers were actually filled with debris from Canadian trash bins.CanadaJan 30, 2019
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