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<text id=93TT1165>
<title>
Mar. 15, 1993: Return to Sender
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Mar. 15, 1993 In the Name of God
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
THE WEEK, Page 18
WORLD
Return to Sender
</hdr>
<body>
<p>Romania says no to a German present of toxic waste
</p>
<p> When it comes to getting rid of life's unwanted gifts,
fruitcakes and Father's Day ties are best fed to the dog,
accidentally lost or--a method favored by many Americans--simply passed along to friends. None of these options sufficed,
however, when 420 tons of German pesticides were "given" to
Romania by a waste-disposal contractor who said the cargo was
part of an aid package. In fact, the toxic mess was dumped in
the Romanian town of Sibiu. Embarrassed, the German government
will begin shipping the chemicals back this week.
</p>
<p> Romania is hardly the only beneficiary of such German
largesse. Thousands of tons of waste have been dumped, legally
and illegally, in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. While Bonn
has spent more than $1 billion cleaning up industrial toxins
bequeathed by the former G.D.R., stringent recycling laws have
built up a mountain of ordinary refuse that is difficult and
expensive to dispose of at home. As a result, Germany has
become the world's leading exporter of trash.
</p>
</body>
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