Coroner & Legal
Brazil returns hazardous UK waste
BBC Scotland
Around 1,500 tons of hazardous waste which arrived in Brazil from the UK labelled as recyclable plastic is on its way back, authorities have said. The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources said the cargo included used syringes, condoms and dirty nappies.
Brazil’s government said it would formally complain to the World Trade Organisation over the deliveries. Under the Basel Convention, shipments of toxic waste from industrialised nations are banned, officials said.