Philippines halts U.S. e-waste imports but struggles to police customs-free zones

Mongabay30 October 2026, 16:13 UTCUnited States of America

After months of scrutiny, the Philippines has closed its doors to electronic waste from the United States, ending, for now, a stream of shipments that environmental groups have tracked since March 2025. This move marks the clearest government response yet to controversy over suspected U.S. e-waste shipments entering the Philippines via the Subic Bay freeport, […]

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