For the past three years India has been serving as the dumping ground of thousand tones of America’s waste. 890 tonnes of harmful waste has been brought all the way from New Jersey to Tamil Nadu’s  Tuticorin Port. It is a classic case of the way west has treated India as their dumping ground.

Contaminated harmful wastes such as polythene bags, crushed soft drink cans, pesticide containers, used batteries, metal wires and many others have been brought to the port. In October 2007, large amount of toxin waste sent by New York was seized in Kochi port. This led to a huge controversy. There has also been experiences of dismantling toxic filled ships ships like the Blue Lady and Clemencau in India.

Back in 2005 while importing wastepaper India discovered that the cargos not only carried paper but also carcenogenic waster discarded by America. To our shock The Madras High Court stated that this is a huge risk to the lives of people and environment in India.

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