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.
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