While a lot of attention is focused on MCC in Madang, the Marengco Mine is doing its business quietly. Apparently the Marengco Mine is going to dump its waste directly into the sea at Astrolabe Bay in Madang. Although there will be different discharge points between Marengco and MCC, all their waste will end up in the sea. MCC deals with Nickel and Cobalt, Marengco will be copper and gold. The next question to ask now is which wastes will be more toxic? The people of Madang are really in great risks if they do not stop these companies from dumping into the sea.
If both companies will be dumping into the sea, how will the government know who is responsible for what? The government is in a situation where it cannot even do a study of the Astrolabe Bay, all these times it has been depending on the studies done by the companies.
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