Philippines Recalls Envoys From Canada Over Escalating Garbage Dispute

Philippines Recalls Envoys From Canada Over Escalating Garbage Dispute
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in Quezon City, Philippines, on Oct. 26, 2017. The Philippines recalled its ambassador to Canada on May 16, 2019, over a growing dispute regarding containers filled with Canadian garbage left in Manila ports. Reuters/Dondi Tawatao
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The Philippines has recalled its ambassador and consuls to Canada due to a growing dispute over containers filled with garbage that were shipped from Canada to Manila six years ago.

The containers, which were shipped by a private company, are labelled as recyclables but were discovered to be filled with garbage, and have been sitting, rotting, in Manila ports ever since.