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Trading Waste; Ottawa versus Manila; Politician’s Lag

Trading Waste Rich Westerners consumed so much plastic that even though landfills take much of it, their export of plastic waste now overwhelms Asia. Then Western policymakers gave yellow grease (used cooking oil) a very low carbon score for use as energy since it is a form of recycling. With high per capita consumption of vegetable oil, Asia has lots of yellow grease. So the U.S. is exporting one form of waste to Asia, and will increasingly be importing another kind of waste from Asia.  Ottawa versus Manila Canadian trade officials have fiercely defended their country’s supply management programs for dairy, poultry and eggs. The minor concessions it has made as part of different free trade agreements has resulted in just 1.4...

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