Philippines Recalls Ambassador to Canada Amid Trash Dispute

SEATTLE (Waste 360): The Philippines has recalled its ambassador to Canada after Canada failed to meet a May 15 deadline to take back the trash it dumped in Manila in 2013 and 2014.

Earlier this week, it seemed the years-long argument over which country is responsible for 2,500 tons of trash that was shipped to the Philippines in 2013 and 2014 from Canada was nearing an end when the Canadian government announced it would take back the containers of household trash and e-waste that were mislabeled as plastic scrap.

The Philippine government set a May 15 deadline for Canada to take back its trash. However, "bureaucratic red tape” in the Canadian government slowed down the process of re-exporting the trash back to its country, and Canada missed the deadline.

Now, the Philippine government, which stated Canada's representatives failed to show up at the meeting arranged with Philippines customs, has retaliated by recalling the envoys.

 Courtesy: https://www.waste360.com