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Apr 7, 2026
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Apr 7, 2026
By:
Verónica García de León
and
Erin McCormick
Mexico is facing a “toxic crisis” and has become a “garbage sink” for the US, exposing Mexican communities to dangerous pollution, a UN expert has warned.
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Apr 7, 2026
US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says
Apr 7, 2026
By:
Verónica García de León
and
Erin McCormick
Mexico is facing a “toxic crisis” and has become a “garbage sink” for the US, exposing Mexican communities to dangerous pollution, a UN expert has warned.
Apr 7, 2026
Apr 7, 2026
BAN Praises Southeast Asian Governments and Urges Further Action to Crack Down on Illegal E-Waste Dumping
Apr 7, 2026
Seattle / Kuala Lumpur / Bangkok / Jakarta. April 7, 2026.
The
Basel Action Network
(BAN) today commends
the governments of Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia for taking strong actions against illegal imports of hazardous electronic waste, primarily from waste brokers in the United States (US) that pose as recyclers but instead, ship containers of e-waste across the ocean to Southeast Asia.
Apr 7, 2026
Mar 5, 2026
Environmental Groups Urge Indonesian President to Order Return of 914 Containers of E-Waste Back to Countries of Origin and Publish Container Numbers
Mar 5, 2026
Seattle / Jakarta / Surabaya, Mar. 5, 2026
— The Basel Action Network (BAN), Nexus3 Foundation, and ECOTON have sent an open letter to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and key ministers, urging decisive action to return
914 containers
of suspected
illegal electronic waste seized in Batam, and calling for full public transparency on all re-export operations.
Mar 5, 2026
Feb 10, 2026
Environmental Watchdogs Applaud Action by Albania Prosecutors in Global Hazardous Waste Dumping Scandal
Feb 10, 2026
Tirana, Bangkok, Seattle, February 9, 2026
- The Basel Action Network (BAN), together with EARTH Thailand and Milieukontakt Albania, welcomed
decisive action by the Prosecutor’s Office in Durrës
confirming that 102 containers of steel industry was
te exported from Albania were hazardous. Authorities have issued 33 indictments and carried out 20 arrests in connection with the illegal shipment to Thailand.
Feb 10, 2026
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