Garbage-hauling ship arrives in Delta after journey from Philippines
Posted June 29, 2019 8:39 am.
Last Updated June 29, 2019 4:19 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A ship carrying an infamous load of Canadian trash that had been rotting in the Philippines since as far back as 2013 has arrived at a port south of Vancouver.
The Anna Maersk, carrying 69 containers of Canadian garbage and e-waste, docked at Deltaport near the Tsawwassen ferry terminal just after 7 a.m. on Saturday.
Authorities say the containers will be unloaded and held there before being moved to an incineration facility in Burnaby, B.C.
The Canadian garbage arrived in the Philippines in 2013 and 2014, falsely labelled as plastics for recycling.
Inspections later revealed that much of what was inside the containers was regular trash, including dirty diapers, kitchen waste and electronic items.
The garbage set off a political row between the two countries, culminating in a threat by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to send it back to Canada himself.
