Environnement et écologie
Les déchets US et UK envoyés en Inde
Le post
Voir sur
US and UK dump thousands of tons of TRASH in India while lecturing us about climate change.
In 2023 alone: → The US shipped 509,159 tons of aluminum waste to India
→ UK dumped 169,766 tons on our soil
→ Belgium shipped 556 tons of plastic waste despite our 2019 ban
Why do they do this?
Simple economics: It's CHEAPER to ship waste to developing countries than to process it domestically.
Plus, it helps them artificially inflate their recycling statistics.
What happens to this 'recyclable' waste? It ends up in our landfills, polluting our groundwater and being burned illegally.
Meanwhile, these same countries:
→ Hold climate summits in luxury hotels
→ Lecture developing nations about carbon emissions
→ Pose as global environmental leaders
Despite India's 2019 ban on solid plastic waste imports, companies continue finding loopholes by reclassifying waste under different categories to bypass regulations.
India has improved its waste processing from 20% in 2016 to 78% in 2024. But we're still treated as the world's garbage bin.
These countries must know that sustainability isn't shipping your problem across oceans. It's taking responsibility for the waste YOU generate.
So the next time a Western politician lectures India about climate action, ask them:
How many tons of YOUR trash did you send to developing nations last year?
Thoughts?
#India #Sustainability #Recycling

Le débunk
❌ This photo was not taken in India but in the Maldives, at the Thilafushi landfill.
https://cvc.li/xZDla
✅ The figures come from the World Integrated Trade Solution website, developed by the World Bank in partnership with other international organizations (WTO, UNSD, UNCTAD, etc.).
For the United Kingdom: https://cvc.li/rCvgW
For the US: https://cvc.li/ABgev
❌ However, for Belgium, the website does not indicate any exports of plastic waste to India in 2023.
https://cvc.li/pzBkh
On the contrary, Belgium is a rather good performer in Europe when it comes to plastic recycling. https://cvc.li/MvMhP
The largest exporter of plastic waste to India is the USA, with 64,000 tons in 2022.
Regarding aluminum trade between India and the US, the situation is unbalanced. The Indian aluminum industry complains of too low import duties on aluminum, while export duties to the USA have been increasing since Trump's return.
https://cvc.li/lqTQu
Vous avez une question, une remarque ou une suggestion ? Nous vous répondrons au plus vite !
Contactez-nous