RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilians are kicking up a stink over 1,200 tonnes of British garbage, including toilet seats, dirty diapers and used syringes, that are rotting at two southern ports after arriving in container ships.
The trash, which arrived in Brazil earlier this year, was destined for Brazilian companies that said they were expecting shipments of recyclable plastic, officials say.
Instead, port officials found the containers that originated at the British port of Felixstowe packed with trash, ranging from the chemical toilet seats to food remnants and computer pieces.
Brazil’s federal prosecution office asked the foreign ministry on Thursday to request that Britain take back the shipments.
