Canada takes garbage back

Trash backlash: The ‘Anna Maersk’ docking at Roberts Bank port carrying the 69 containers of waste returned by the Philippines in Vancouver, British Columbia. — Reuters

Vancouver: Tonnes of Cana­dian garbage left in the Philip­pines for years arrived back home, putting an end to a diplomatic row that highlighted how Asian nations have grown tired of being the world’s trash dump.

A cargo vessel loaded with about 69 containers of rubbish docked on Saturday in a port on the outskirts of Vancouver, accor­ding to a reporter at the scene.