Toxic Trade News / 1 March 2010
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Indonesia Turns Back Illegal Shipment of E-waste from USA "Recycler"
Tip Comes from U.S. Watchdog as E.P.A. Fails to Act
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MSC Carole, the Mediterranean Shipping Company ship that delivered the 9 containers to Indonesia. One of the containers (yellow) photographed by BAN at CRTR was one of the 9 delivered to Indonesia. The other containers depicted were exported to China. Both Indonesia and China have banned the importation of electronic waste.

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