Hong Kong to investigate trash shipment in Misamis Oriental

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The Hong Kong government says it is against their laws to export trash overseas “for dumping.'

Tons of plastic waste from Hong Kong were shipped to Misamis Oriental earlier in the year, which were initially declared as “assorted electronic devices.”— Hong Kong will get in touch with Philippine authorities to investigate the trash shipment found in Misamis Oriental, its environment department said Thursday.

The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal is an international treaty designed to reduce the movement of hazardous waste between nations. Tons of plastic waste from Hong Kong were shipped to Misamis Oriental earlier in the year, which were initially declared as “assorted electronic devices.”

Hong Kong’s garbage is the latest in a string of reports of trash shipments in the country, including those from South Korea and Australia.

 

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As usual with tnis gov't.--no names. The people are in the dark as to who's behind the trash imports, the brands of tainted vinegar and canned pork, and most especially the drug lords...

They should send it back !!!

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