He promised that Russia would stop dumping nuclear waste in the ocean.
Over the years, the water quality in the area has improved, thanks largely by the decision to stop dumping Edinburgh's sewage into the sea.
"The bottom line is New York doesn't want to stop dumping in the ocean," he said.
By mid-1992, the city must stop dumping sludge into the ocean and dispose of it on land.
But tariffs to stop dumping and agreements like the one reached today are legal under most circumstances.
The idea was to stop dumping, the sale of goods below market value in an effort to wipe out competition.
It hopes to stop dumping half its sludge by 1995 and the rest by 1998.
The only way we've been able to stop dumping in selected areas was to put up fencing.
You keep the rate up so that people stop dumping T-Bills.
The key to solving the problem, say the plastic makers, is to stop dumping and start burning.