Why Canada Gets to Dump Its Trash in Michigan - Charlie LeDuff

Michigan is a cheap place to dump and Nafta made waste not subject to tariffs  - Michigan Enjoyer@mich_enjoyer
It’s the Canadians, again. They’re literally dumping on us. 

• Millions of tons of industrial waste pour into Michigan’s landfills every year from Canada.
• Enough to build two Empire State Buildings of garbage. 

We can’t stop it. 

• And it’s all the fault of Nafta and the U.S. Constitution...

Under the compact, solid waste is legally classified as a “commodity.” 

And because that commodity—garbage—is entirely “manufactured” in North America, it avoids a tariff...