Sri Lanka returns containers of illegal waste to Britain

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Sri Lanka has shipped back to Britain container-loads of waste that the government said was brought into the island in violation of international ...

27 Sep 2020 06:04PMCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka has shipped back to Britain container-loads of waste that the government said was brought into the island in violation of international laws governing the shipping of hazardous material.

"The shipper had agreed to take back these 21 containers," customs spokesman Sunil Jayaratne told AFP on Sunday. Customs did not reveal the type of hospital waste, but previous illegally imported containers had included rags, bandages and body parts from mortuaries, according to officials.Another 242 containers from Britain, which the government said was carrying illegal waste in violation of international law, remains abandoned at the same port and at a free trade zone outside the capital.

 

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