Fury over foreign garbage.

• Position: Stateline - Brief Article

Michigan has a $40 million agreement with Toronto, Canada, to accept 1.1 million tons of trash each year into its landfills. But some groups are concerned with the environmental and national security risks the rubbish presents. In addition to the volume of garbage (160 trucks a day), some are worried about what's in the trash. Several trucks from Toronto have been refused entry into the United States because they were carrying radioactive or medical waste. Under the 1986 Agreement Concerning the Trans-boundary Movement of Hazardous Waste...