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UK Slammed for Dumping Toxic Waste in Developing World

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 18, 2009 7:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – Britain is accused of flouting international law by dumping toxic industrial and medical waste in Brazil and Ghana, the Times of London reports. Brazilian authorities were outraged to find over 1,000 tons of hazardous waste in 90 shipping containers labeled as holding recyclable plastic....   Read full story »

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