Southeast Asia won't be developed countries' trash can: ASEAN

ASEAN foreign ministers on Friday jointly declared their governments' rejection of illegal transboundary movement of hazardous waste, much of which is shipped to Southeast Asia from developed countries.The ministers, in the statement released at an annual series of meetings involving the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, also expressed serious concern over adverse effects of such waste on human health and the environment in the region."We rejected the illegal transboundary movement of wastes to our region, and emphasized that all states take necessary measures to ensure the …READ FULL ARTICLE