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DENR vows 'swift action' on garbage shipment from S. Korea

DENR vows 'swift action' on garbage shipment from S. Korea

ABS-CBN News

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Updated Nov 13, 2018 08:02 PM PHT

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About 5,100 tons of garbage from South Korea has been sitting at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Misamis Oriental since July 21. File


MANILA- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) vowed Tuesday to take "swift action" on the shipload of garbage that arrived in the Philippines from South Korea.

The shipment has been sitting at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Misamis Oriental since July 21 and contains about 5,100 tons of garbage.

“Hindi natin hahayaang humaba ang [isyung] ito,” DENR Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management Benny Antiporda said in a statement.

(We will not let this issue drag on.)

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He added that Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu wanted the matter “resolved as soon as possible.”

The DENR said initial findings showed that the garbage shipment contained used dextrose tubes, used diapers, batteries, bulbs, and electronic equipment.

It was consigned to South Korean company Verde Soko II Industrial Corp., which runs a waste recycling facility in Tagoloan town. The said company is not registered as an importer of recyclable materials, the DENR noted.

Antiporda said the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is already conducting a waste analysis and of the shipment that was misdeclared as “plastic synthetic flakes.” He added that "appropriate action" will be taken once results of the analysis come out likely within this week.

If contents of the garbage shipment are found to be hazardous, the DENR would recommend that it be returned to South Korea as well as the filing of charges against those involved, Antiporda said.

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