Environmental dumping

Environmental dumping

of waste without the economic regulations of the original country.

An example of an attempt at environmental dumping is the story of the decommissioned French aircraft carrier, the FS Clemenceau, which was sold to India to be scrapped. The Indian Supreme Court ruled that it could not enter Indian waters due to the high level of toxic waste and asbestos found on the ship, forcing the French government to take the Clemenceau back.


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