How the B.C. coast is a cruise ship dumping ground

Guest: Anna Barford, Canadian Shipping Campaigner with Stand.earth

While cruise ship lines took a hit during the pandemic, business is back in full swing. Cruise ships are floating cities on the water and generate all kinds of waste. Surprisingly, U.S. rules around dealing with such waste are much more stringent compared to Canada where we have lax regulations. According to a recent report from Stand.earth and B.C.-based West Coast Environmental Law, ships travelling along the Canadian West Coast are incentivized to dump waste in Canadian waters as it is cheaper and easier.

This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar.

Audio sources: CNN and NPR