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20-01-2020, 04:57 PM | #1 | |||
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Of course they should send it back.
They need to sort out their Illegal Waste firms. [Malaysia is returning 42 shipping containers of illegally imported plastic waste to the UK, its environment minister has announced. Yeo Bee Yin said Malaysia would take "steps to ensure" the country "does not become the garbage dump of the world". She added Malaysia had sent back 150 containers to their country of origin. The UK government said it received a request from Malaysian authorities last year to repatriate the waste and some containers had already arrived back. An Environment Agency spokesman said: "We continue to work with the shipping lines and Malaysian authorities to ensure all waste is brought back as soon as possible."] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51176312 Last edited by arista; 20-01-2020 at 10:58 PM. |
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20-01-2020, 05:30 PM | #2 | |||
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While no country should be forced to take another country's waste, presumably a deal was done and someone in Malaysia accepted the cash. Still, it's nice to see Malaysia taking a stand on something environmental, even if it's not its burgeoning carbon dioxide emissions, deforestation, land burning etc..
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20-01-2020, 06:53 PM | #3 | |||
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We wanted to be independent. .. this is what being independent means, dealing with your own ****!
We look all enviromentally friendly while shipping our rubbish off to developing countries What you going to do now boris...Look for another corrupt govt to ply your toxic waste on for a nice little earner?
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20-01-2020, 10:56 PM | #4 | |||
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Look Kizzy this was going on under your New Labour. This Ship the Rubbish away it's not new Last edited by arista; 20-01-2020 at 11:01 PM. |
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20-01-2020, 10:59 PM | #5 | |||
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Yes it was their Companies taking the rubbish but they just left it. Got their Cash |
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20-01-2020, 11:03 PM | #6 | ||
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20-01-2020, 11:16 PM | #7 | |||
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21-01-2020, 05:59 AM | #8 | ||
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As arista rightly said this has been going on for years and it not only takes someone in this country to set up the deal but also people in the country it’s being exported to set up the deal. |
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21-01-2020, 07:03 AM | #9 | |||
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If we had the facilities here to process the waste, an industry that would create jobs then that would show we are a truly independent nation, capable of handling our own waste effectively.
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21-01-2020, 07:09 AM | #10 | |||
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Again my point was in relation to the 'spirit of brexit' and the supposed self sufficiency it rings in. This is a perfect jumping off point for a discussion on whether we really are ready to be truly independent.
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21-01-2020, 07:33 AM | #11 | ||
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Nothing to discuss, we are leaving and labour was well and truly beaten. Kid falls of his bike, then you get, knew that would happen it’s because of brexit. Last edited by thesheriff443; 21-01-2020 at 07:33 AM. |
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21-01-2020, 10:44 AM | #12 | |||
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It will stop if that country no longer accepts the terms in which this is allowed to continue if we are out of the EU then this could well be the reason. It may also be a climate change issue, that may be the goal of Malaysia to reduce their footprint, to reduce waste...including ours? If we don't want to be reliant on other countries in the EU and to govern and fund ourselves, is it not hypocritical to be using other countries land to make it appear we don't have problems that need addressing? We need infrastructure to deal with this issue, industry and jobs will be created. I thought that was the goal of brexit?
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21-01-2020, 12:26 PM | #13 | |||
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Malaysia has returned containers to "over a dozen countries".
Only the Brits are to blame though, because... BREXIT! |
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21-01-2020, 12:28 PM | #14 | |||
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Sigh.. it was a thought.
Turns out we were only illegally dumping our waste, so that's ok :/ https://www.thecanary.co/global/worl...urzxyukS3s5pUA
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21-01-2020, 12:36 PM | #15 | ||
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21-01-2020, 12:41 PM | #16 | |||
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21-01-2020, 12:53 PM | #17 | |||
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It seemed plausible.. anyhoo it's just plain old exploitation so no biggie.
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