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How Europe ships its waste to Morocco and calls it ‘recycling’

European companies ship hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste to Morocco each year while erasing the pollution from their books. Families in Casablanca are reported to be choking on smoke from that waste handling.

Categories: environment-and-climate, public-health, economy-and-trade

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
4/10
Geographic reach
6/10
Global importance
6/10
Impact magnitude
5/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
4/10

Why it matters

The account indicates cross-border waste exports are creating local pollution and health harms in Morocco.

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