Senate advances measures on Canadian trash

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WASHINGTON — Canadian companies that haul trash into Michigan landfills could face hundreds of dollars in fees to pay for security inspections at the border under a measure approved by the Senate on Thursday.

The Senate also adopted a provision that would require border officials to review their screening process for municipal solid waste, a move that could eventually require the Department of Homeland Security to stop trash trucks from entering the United States.

The two proposals, advanced by Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin, D-Mich., were the latest attempt to reduce the amount of trash entering Michigan landfills from Canada. About 350 truckloads enter the U.S. every day at border crossings in Detroit and Port Huron.

"Until the administration uses its authority to stop the trash completely, it should be the Canadian trash haulers, not American taxpayers, footing the bill for these inspections," Stabenow said.

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[Spazito]

1. Much as it pains me to say it, I agree, if we are going to send our

crap to the US instead of dealing with our own garbage, we should be paying through the nose. I don't get why we can't deal with our own trash, it is our problem.

[UrbScotty]

Go Carl and Debbie!

Keep at it, you two.

I am proud to have you as my senators.

[SoCalDem]

2. Candian riff-raff no longer allowed on Springer's show?

I know that even a civilized place like Canada MUST have some freeps:)

[Canadian_moderate]

3. Yes, terrorists are entering the USA in Canadian garbage trucks

I agree that nations should not be exporting their waste. That of course includes American nuclear waste being disposed of in Canada.

If Europe has the technology for clean incineration of waste that cannot be composted or recycled, why can we not use such technology. The fact remain that it has been too cheap for too long to just bury or waste.