The Philippines has so far returned to South Korea some 2,676 metric tons (MT) of wastes, which is almost half of the total garbage that was illegally exported to the Philippines in July 2018.
Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero said the 2,676 MT of waste materials were part of the 5,176.91 MT that the South Korean government officials have committed to help ship back in the country.
Guerrero said the garbage was shipped back in 151-forty-footer containers.
The waste materials, which were stored at the Phividec Industrial Authority premises in Misamis Oriental since 2018, consist of plastic synthetic flakes that were unlawfully imported by the Cebu-based Verde Soko Philippines Industrial Corp.