Taiwancorpwatch

Cambodia Sends Toxic Waste Back Home (2.4.99)

The waste, which contains high levels of mercury, was illegally dumped near the popular coastal resort of Sihanoukville in December by Taiwanese petrochemical giant Formosa Plastics… Its discovery and the subsequent death of a dock worker who handled it sparked hysteria and rioting… Four people were killed in traffic accidents as thousands of residents fled the province… Senior government officials have alleged that up to three million dollars in bribes may have been paid to corrupt officials to allow the waste into Cambodia. Full Story

Source: BBC News

Little Westmorland, California Fights Back Against Toxic Polluters (5.1.99)

When Safety-Kleen attempted in February to import mercury-contaminated waste from Taiwan to the Westmorland dump, they did not imagine the uproar that would result. The waste from the Formosa Plastics PVC chemical plant in Taiwan had been dumped illegally in Cambodia, and Safety-Kleen attempted to import the waste to Westmorland for disposal in what they claimed was a remote, isolated desert landfill... Full Story

Source: Greenaction

Taiwan Dumps on North Korea--State-owned Taipower schemes to ship nuclear waste to North Korea (April 1997)

A comprehensive report by Multinational Monitor on Taipower's plan to ship its nuclear waste to North Korea in the world's first attempt at nuclear waste trading. Also, Taipower’s history of trickery to gain acceptance from residents of Taiwan’s Orchid Island (a Taipower nuclear waste dump site since 1982) and to delay removal of the waste, and why there is nothing 'low-level' about the waste in question... Full Story

Source: Multinational Monitor