The garbage, which was mistakenly shipped to the Philippines in 2013 and 2014, had been the subject of a diplomatic dispute and outrage from President Rodrigo Duterte.
Tag: Waste Materials and Disposal
Philippines Sets Deadline for Canada to Take Back Trash
President Rodrigo Duterte demanded that tons of garbage mistakenly sent to his country be returned by May 15, threatening otherwise to dump it on Canada’s shore.
Capri Dispatch: Capri Welcomes 2.3 Million Tourists a Year but Wants to Limit the Trash They Leave Behind
Capri has decreed a ban on plastic and would like to limit boat traffic, too, in an effort to control those twin Italian ills: tourism and trash.
After Duterte’s Threats Over Tons of Old Trash, Canada Says It’s Working on It
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines said he was ready to “declare war” with Canada over hundreds of tons of waste shipped to his country over five years ago.
Whale Is Found Dead in Italy With 48 Pounds of Plastic in Its Stomach
The pregnant animal, which washed ashore in Sardinia, was the latest in a grim international collection of whale carcasses burdened by plastic trash.
Gibraltar Bans Releasing of Helium-Filled Balloons to Protect Marine Wildlife
The tiny British territory at the southern tip of Spain is the latest to take action against marine pollution.
Dead Whale Found With 88 Pounds of Plastic Inside Body in the Philippines
The whale’s grisly death renewed focus on the problem of plastics ending up in oceans. The Philippines is the third-biggest contributor of such waste.
Russians, Feeling Poor and Protesting Garbage, Suffer Winter Blues
Plans to ship Moscow’s trash to the provinces are aggravating economic unrest. Confidence in Russia’s direction and in President Vladimir V. Putin have dropped.
210-Foot Fatberg Blocks Sewers of English Seaside Town
The water company in Sidmouth said the mass could have been growing for up to three years, fed on wet wipes and grease from fish and chips.
It Took On the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Now It’s in Pieces.
A giant boom was dispatched to tackle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but the forces of nature may have been too much for it. Its inventors plan to try again.