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.

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