From 1 January, shipments of unsorted plastic waste from the EU to non-OECD countries were banned. Britain is one of the biggest producers of plastic waste in the world, second only to the US. “They are talking the talk, but they have failed to walk the walk.”Puckett said about 90% of plastic waste exports come under the category of dirty and unsorted plastic waste, subject to the Basel rules. “The government has made big promises to match environmental standards from Europe and to ban plastic waste exports. The department said it had commissioned research to better understand existing UK plastic waste recycling capacity and would consult in due course on how to deliver its manifesto commitments.

Source: The Guardian January 12, 2021 06:22 UTC