BAN Toxics welcomes the choice of the interagency committee as a step towards the proper direction—upholding our sovereignty and protecting Filipinos and our environment. But while it is a great choice, much greater wishes to be achieved. The decision covers best 50 out of the overall 103 boxes shipped and it took round three years for the government to determine to ship the trash returned,” stated Anna Kapunan, BAN Toxics campaigns and advocacy expert.
“The authorities have to take pressing steps to encompass all the remaining packing containers in the re-export, and make certain that the Philippines is blanketed from similarly trash imports via a mechanism that doesn’t take years and a local court case to enact. We urge the Senate to ratify the Basel Ban Amendment to present the usa immediately safety thru an worldwide mechanism that compel nations like Canada to prevent shipping waste to poorer countries. We additionally urge the Filipino human beings to be vigilant and ensure the order is fulfilled, the relaxation of the trash sent back and that Filipino taxpayers do not shoulder the price for the re-export of the waste,” she stated.