‘A trash can for the US’: anger in Mexico and Canada over toxic waste shipments

ICYMI: Exclusive: US companies are increasingly shipping toxic waste to other countries, where some argue it poses a risk

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US companies ship more than 1m tons of hazardous waste to other countries each year, raising questions over possible impacts on health and the environment, an investigation by the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab has found.

Exports of toxic waste, most of which is shipped to Mexico and Canada, have climbed 17% since 2018, US records show. And while sending it away for recycling and disposal is legal, some experts are concerned that more and more of America’s most dangerous discards are leaving the country. Continue reading…
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