This could be slightly off topic or just an example of the 'back-end' result of the harvesting industry.
Quote:Mystery surrounds grisly discovery of Brit shipping containers ‘filled with body parts'.SOURCE:
Human body parts and organs have allegedly been found in British shipping containers sent to Sri Lanka.
'Customs officials at the port of Colombo in Sri Lanka made the grisly find after they were disturbed by a “strong smell”
coming from the storage units. Workers at the port said the remains were disguised as recyclable materials in more than
100 large containers that were carrying mattresses, plastics and other clinical waste.
Among the crates inside the containers, officials found the “extremely hazardous” materials mixed in with mattresses,
plastics and clinical waste, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Local authorities in Sri Lanka are pushing for the putrid shipments to be sent back to Britain.
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has since launched a probe in an attempt to get to the
bottom of the sickening discovery. A spokesperson said: “We are committed to tackling illegal waste exports, which is
why individuals found to be exporting incorrectly described waste can face a two-year jail term or an unlimited fine”.
“We are yet to receive a formal request from the Sri Lankan authorities, but Defra has contacted them directly to find
out more information.” But, one unnamed Sri Lankan official reportedly described the situation as "a well-organised
racket that has been going on since 2017,” according to reports.
A spokesman for Sri Lanka’s Central Environment Authority said: "The waste material brought to the country under the
guise of mattresses from the UK is extremely hazardous." Sri Lanka is the latest country to clamp down on criminal groups
exporting mislabelled waste materials.
China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand have also announced a crackdown on plastic imports as they attempt to stem the
tide of waste from European countries which are unable or unwilling to dispose of it themselves. Disguising human remains
as recyclable metals can be highly lucrative as it is illegal to export "anatomical waste", British waste disposal experts said.
If the reports are confirmed, it is feared the human remains may have originated from NHS hospitals that are struggling to
dispose of anatomical waste...'
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