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. Canada introduced new regulations in 2016 requiring exporters to get permits to ship waste other countries would consider hazardous, including trash. Statistics Canada reports the country exported 44,800 tonnes of plastic waste in 2018, much of it to the United States. Greenpeace Canada says the countries sending trash also have a duty to investigate their side of the equation. Canadians produce 3.25 million tonnes of plastic waste each year.

Source: National Post May 29, 2019 19:36 UTC