According to this NPR (National Public Radio) article, posted Saturday, Philippine officials made demands to the Canadian government to stop shipping waste deemed nonrecyclable to Filipino ports amid growing concerns from other Asian countries also disgruntled about western countries utilizing land and ports as dump sites.
The Philippine’s outspoken president Rodrigo Duterte boldly stated he would personally ship the containers, some of which that have remained stagnant on Filipino ports for multiple years, back to Canada himself. If the situation does not improve, Duterte threatens to wage war against America’s friendly neighbors north of the border.
Meanwhile, Canadian officials remain equivocal on the displaced containers. ” Our prime minister committed and has recommitted to resolving this issue, including taking the waste back to Canada,” Canada’s Ambassador to the Philippines says of Justin Trudeau’s past responses to the issue which said to be in violation of the international Basel Conventional according to an environmental law firm based in Canada.
The following is a CTV report: