Canada introduced new regulations in 2016 requiring exporters to get permits to ship waste other countries would consider hazardous, including trash. OTTAWA—The federal government has issued no permits for Canadian companies to ship trash overseas since regulations changed three years ago — raising questions about how waste is still ending up on the shores of Asian nations. Statistics Canada reports the country exported 44,800 tonnes of plastic waste in 2018, much of it to the United States. The issue has become particularly bad since China, once the world’s largest importer of recycling plastics, slammed its doors to the materials last year. Canadians produce 3.25 million tonnes of plastic waste each year.

Source: thestar May 29, 2019 18:22 UTC