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It seems we export much of our plastic waste, and import radioactive waste from other countries for reprocessing in the UK...
BBC Radio 4, File on 4, A Load of Rubbish
"Households in Britain are recycling more than ever, with millions of us dutifully sorting through our rubbish every week in an effort to help save the planet. But when the blue, green and brown bins are taken away, what really happens to our waste? File on 4 goes digging through Britain’s multi-million pound recycling industry - and discovers it’s a dirty business. The UK sends more than half its recyclable packaging overseas, selling our sorted plastics and paper to countries which need the raw material and will recycle it. But when File on 4 tracks where shipments are being sent - we discover they can have a devastating effect on the developing communities where they end up".
The Times, May 27, 2019
20-foot high mountains of 'recycled' British rubbish found in Malaysia, Mirror
UK plastic waste found near Ipoh, New Straits Times
Malaysia to send tonnes of plastic rubbish to UK in war against illegal dumping
Malaysia to return 3,000 tonnes of contaminated plastic waste, FT
Related:
Philippines rejects Canada's late-June plan to bring back garbage | Power and Politics
Canada to take back rubbish sent to Philippines
Philippines ships 69 containers of rubbish back to Canada, The Guardian
From July 2017, The Guardian:
UK threatens to return radioactive waste to EU without nuclear deal
What is reprocessing? Gov.UK
Malaysia to send tonnes of plastic rubbish to UK in war against illegal dumping
Related:
Canada to take back rubbish sent to Philippines
Philippines ships 69 containers of rubbish back to Canada, The Guardian
Listen to BBC World Service, Business Matters, 30 May, 2019, from 26.44 point:
"As Canada arranges for 69 containers of its own household waste to be returned from the Philippines , we discuss whether developed countries should be sending their waste overseas for recycling".
69 containers carrying mislabeled waste returned to Canada from the Philippines, Euronews
69 containers carrying mislabeled waste returned to Canada from the Philippines, Euronews
Basel Convention Text (pdf, 120 pages)
A timely workshop:
Workshop on the Environmentally Sound Management of Plastic Wastes for the prevention of marine litter and plastic pollution - Jakarta, Indonesia from 18 June to 21 June 2019
A timely workshop:
Workshop on the Environmentally Sound Management of Plastic Wastes for the prevention of marine litter and plastic pollution - Jakarta, Indonesia from 18 June to 21 June 2019
UK threatens to return radioactive waste to EU without nuclear deal
What is reprocessing? Gov.UK
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