Several Asian countries have in recent years been pushing back against an onslaught of refuse from wealthier nations.

The waste from the UK arrived in Sri Lanka between 2017 and 2019, and was listed as “used mattresses, carpets and rugs”.

But in reality, it also contained biowaste from hospitals, including body parts from mortuaries, according to customs officials, the AFP news agency reported on Monday.

:what-the-hell:

  • Shoegazer [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Westoids will complain about how dirty and unsustainable third world countries are then turn around and export body parts and trash and labor because they’re to lazy to use that capitalist innovation to handle it themselves