The president of the Philippines says that if Canada doesn't take back tonnes of trash within the next week, he will "declare war" and ship the containers back himself. More than 100 of the containers were shipped to Manila by a Canadian company in 2013 and 2014, improperly labelled as plastics for recycling. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a photo at the ASEAN-Canada 40th commemorative session in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, November 14, 2017. "In 2016, we amended our own regulations around hazardous waste shipments to prevent such events from happening again. We are committed to working collaboratively to ensure the material is processed in an environmentally responsible way."

Source: CBC News April 23, 2019 18:11 UTC