British garbage rotting at two southern ports annoys Brazil.Byline: ANI New Delhi, July 18 (ANI): Brazilians are reportedly annoyed over 1,200 tonnes of British garbage rotting at two southern ports, ever since it arrived in container ships earlier this year. The trash is said to include toilet seats, dirty nappies, and used syringes. Officials say that it was destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for Brazilian companies that said they were expecting shipments of recyclable plastic. Instead, port officials found the containers that originated at the port of Felixstowe packed with trash, ranging from the chemical toilet seats to food remnants and computer pieces. Brazil's federal prosecution office now wants that the Foreign Ministry request Britain to take back the shipments, reports the China Daily. "We will ask for the repatriation Repatriation The process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country. Notes: If you are American, converting British Pounds back to U.S. dollars is an example of repatriation. of this garbage. Clearly, Brazil is not a big rubbish dump of the world," said Roberto Messias, the president of Brazilian environment agency IBAMA IBAMA Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente E Dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) . Companies involved in the shipments have been fined by IBAMA, with Messias saying that it was "difficult to believe" they were innocent of any wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do .
Issuing a statement in this regard, the British Embassy said that an investigation had been launched, and that it would "not hesitate to act" if it was found that a company had violated the Basel Convention on the movement of hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. . Both countries are signatories of the treaty, which came into force in 1992. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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