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In an unprecedented effort, Senator Stabenow has reached an agreement to end the dumping of Ontario’s municipally-managed trash in Michigan once and for all. The agreement between Senators Stabenow and Levin, and the Ontario government will phase-out the importation this trash over the next four years. There will be an immediate 20% reduction within the first year, a 40% reduction within two years, and a complete stop to all of this trash within four years. The three year fight to stop Canadian trash For the past three years, Senator Stabenow and Senator Levin have led efforts in the Senate to stop Canada’s trash from crossing Michigan’s borders. They have repeatedly demanded that the Bush Administration use its authority to stop the trash by enforcing our existing treaty with Canada. Not only has the Bush Administration refused to enforce the treaty, but they have also opposed legislative efforts to stop or restrict the flow of waste across our borders. Senator Stabenow has secured inspection equipment at our border and passed legislation in the Senate to impose inspection fees on Canadian haulers. Under Senator Levin’s leadership, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report examining the border problems caused by Canadian trash trucks. Four times, the Senate has passed the Levin amendment to halt the Canadian trash shipments if the Department of Homeland Security cannot demonstrate that they are screened as effectively as other cargo, but so far the amendment has been opposed by the House of Representatives and dropped from the final bill. Despite the best efforts of Senator Stabenow, Senator Levin, Congressman Dingell, and the efforts of Michigan’s congressional delegation, Governor Granholm and State Legislature, the trash has continued to fill our landfills. What is the Stabenow-Levin agreement?
Senator Stabenow, working with Senator Levin, has reached an agreement with Ontario’s Minister of the Environment, Laurel Broten, to stop Canadian municipally-managed solid waste shipments to Michigan. The agreement also has the full commitment of the City of Toronto and the other key Ontario municipalities that are shipping trash to Michigan. Under the terms of this agreement, there will be an immediate 20% reduction of Canadian municipally-managed solid waste within the first year, a 40% reduction within two years and a complete stop to all this trash within four years. In addition, Ontario’s municipalities will not renew their existing contracts to ship trash to Michigan.
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