Marcos urged to impose national waste-import ban policy

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/01/09/marcos-urged-to-impose-national-waste-import-ban-policy/

Author: Jonathan L. Mayuga

A waste and pollution watchdog has reiterated its call on the Marcos administration to ratify the Basel Convention Ban Amendment and immediately put in place a national waste-import ban policy to effectively prevent hazardous waste entering the country’s borders. The EcoWaste Coalition issued the call as part of the commemoration of Zero Waste Month this January.