Avon and Somerset police were called to a waste treatment facility in Avonmouth, Bristol at 10.30am yesterday (27 September) after the discovery of a young man’s body.
Circumstances surrounding the ‘sudden death’ at the New Earth Solutions site in Kings Weston Lane have not yet been verified, but the man is believed to have been in his 20s.
It has been reported that workers at the mechanical and biological treatment (MBT) facility were emptying bins when the body of a young man ‘wearing shorts and a hoody’ was discovered.
Nine locations in Bristol that had their waste bin collections that morning, have now been cordoned off. These include Belgrave Road and Park Place in Clifton and Brandon Villas on Hotwells Road.
Speaking yesterday, Avon and Somerset police spokesman Martin Dunscombe said: “Nine locations that have been subject to bin collections this morning have been cordoned off.
“This is part of the ongoing investigation into the body found in Avonmouth.
“We are keen to make sure the cordoned off areas are preserved, in case they are needed as part of the investigation at a later stage.”
Avon and Somerset police have said that ‘enquiries are at an early stage’ and they are keeping their mind ‘open’ about the circumstances leading to the man’s death.
The New Earth Solutions site, officially opened in September 2011, started receiving waste in April of that year as part of its residual household waste contract with the West of England Partnership that comprises Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council.
The site re-opened at 18.00 yesterday and is operating as normal today.
The police investigation is ongoing.
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