Dive summary:

• Electronics Recycling Canada (ERC) has been charged with 24 federal counts associated to the export of lead-acid batteries, nickel-cadmium batteries and cathode-ray tubes.
• ERC sends hazardous waste to Macau, which is a special administrative region of China.
• Seattle-based Basel Action Network, has been watching ERC since 2001 and have tracked 15 containers over the past six years.

From the article:

Puckett said prosecutions against such companies in Canada are relatively rare and when they do occur typically tend not to result in convictions that represent a real deterrent.
Environment Canada refused to comment Monday while the matter is before the court.
Puckett said he is glad to see the charges laid, which means Environment Canada is “doing a modicum of enforcement,” but noted a major past investigation resulted in fines of only about $2,000 against offending companies. ...