Environmental group EcoWaste Coalition on Friday has strongly called on the South Korean government to act on the 5,177 tons of illegal waste exports from their country that continue to languish in Mindanao for over a year already.
The call was made after the South Korean government reneged on their promise despite repeated assurances from Seoul that they will take back the illegal waste “as soon as possible.”
The group’s latest move against foreign waste dumping came on the heels of the efforts by several Asian countries, particularly the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka, to send back container-loads of contaminated plastic wastes and other refuse to their affluent sources like Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, and United States.
“One year has already gone by and the illegal waste shipments are still waiting to be shipped back to South Korea. We look forward to celebrating the departure of the illegal waste cargoes from South Korea to their origin,” she added. “Consistent with our role as an environmental health and justice watchdog group, the EcoWaste Coalition will monitor the re-importation of the said illegal waste exports by South Korea in line with the provisions of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary“In defense of our people’s right to a balanced and healthful ecology as guaranteed by our Constitution, we will oppose all forms of foreign waste dumping into our shores and will resist plans to have the 5,177 tons of South Korean...
While appreciating the re-export of nearly 1,400 tons of containerized contaminated plastic wastes to Pyeongtaek City on January 13, 2019, majority of the illegally exported wastes from South Korea amounting to 5,177 tons are still in the country.
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