An aerial image shows recycling facilities inside the Subic Bay Freeport (Photo courtesy of Basel Action Network)
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — An environmental coalition on Saturday challenged the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s (SBMA) decision to allow incoming electronic waste (e-waste) shipments from the US to enter this freeport.
The Environmental Task Force Against Illegal E-Waste Imports to the Philippines (END E-Waste Imports) argued that only the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) have the authority to determine whether the imports comply with Philippine law and the Basel Convention.
SBMA earlier told the Inquirer that it would allow non-hazardous electronic waste shipments already en route to the freeport to enter the country while it determines whether future shipments would still be accepted.
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