Sunday 20 July 2014

Is it safe to ship toxic waste?

Australian chemical firm Orica has been trying to ship 9000 tonnes of a toxic product banned in Europe since 1981 for processing in France. The Danish government refused the waste in 2010 and an earlier attempt to send it to France failed. The HCB waste is said to be carcinogenic but Australia has no incineration facilities. France does have such a plant in the south east, but Environment Minister Segolene Royal argues that shipping such waste 12000 miles represents a threat of marine pollution should any accident befall the ship. She has offered help to transfer the French technology to Australia.
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