The move is the latest escalation in a long-simmering conflict involving containers that were shipped to the Philippines containing household waste instead of recyclables.
Environmental activists rally outside the Philippine Senate in Manila on Sept. 9, 2015, to demand that scores of containers filled with household rubbish be shipped back to Canada. By Amanda Coletta May 16 at 1:47 AM TORONTO — The Philippines recalled its ambassador and consuls to Canada after Ottawa missed a deadline to take back tons of unwanted trash that has been rotting near Manila for nearly six years, the country’s foreign secretary said Thursday.
The move is the latest escalation in a long-simmering conflict that has weighed heavily on the relationship between the two countries and that has called into question Canada’s pro-environment reputation and its commitments to international treaties. Canada tried to get the Philippines to dispose of the garbage without success. Then, in 2016, a Philippine court ordered Chronic to take the waste back, noting that the country was not a “trash bin.”
The protracted conflict ratcheted up – publically, at least – in recent weeks thanks to a bout of trash talk from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.Last month, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to “declare war” on Canada if it did not take back the trash. “I want a boat prepared,” Duterte said at a press conference, tapping a conference table in frustration, before providing suggestions on what Canada might do with the garbage once it arrives.
But until the tweets Thursday morning, there were few indications that an escalation of this kind was in the cards. At a press conference Wednesday, Panelo told reporters that while there could be a slight delay in Canada taking back its trash, “the important thing is, they are taking it,” according to Rappler, a Philippine social news website.
Environmental groups in Canada and the Philippines say that Canada is violating the Basel Convention, an international treaty that outlines rules around the regulation of hazardous materials and waste to prevent developed countries from dumping their trash in developing countries without their consent.
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