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Metal distress
Liverpool City Council rejected a motion from Councillor Paul Brent to recycle the metal from limb implants, left over from the deceased. Councillors were told that some crematoria did indeed recycle, but the amount recovered did not even make one-quarter of a tonne a year. They abandoned the idea after being advised any recycling could result in legal action from distressed relatives. The MJ (Gladys Hancock)
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