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Maquila waste Toxic? YOU BET!
MEXICO: Maquiladora Factories Manufacture Toxic Pollutants By Emilio Godoy MEXICO CITY, Aug 23 2011 (IPS) – Since the 1960s, maquiladoras or export assembly plants have been the cornerstone of Mexico’s strategy to attract foreign direct investment and boost exports. But the environmental and social costs have been high. Maquiladoras, which in Mexico mainly produce clothing,…
Read MoreWaste NOT! Do we Want it? NOT!
Class 1 wastes–Any industrial solid waste or mixture of industrial solid wastes which because of its concentration, or physical or chemical characteristics, is toxic, corrosive, flammable, a strong sensitizer or irritant, a generator of sudden pressure by decomposition, heat, or other means, or may pose a substantial present or potential danger to human health or…
Read MorePescadito Dump Project will Threaten Our Health and Safety! Make the CALL!
In a move that threatens the health, safety, and environment of South Texans, the state’s environmental policemen, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), granted preliminary approval for a toxic waste dump to Rancho Viejo Waste Management, which is owned and spearheaded by failed toll road developer Carlos ‘C.Y.’ Benavides III, whose last deal in South…
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