Saturday, 31 July 2021

Giving Recycling a Bad Name?

Biffa, the UK's largest waste company, has been fined £1.5 m (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/30/uk-waste-firm-fined-15m-for-exporting-household-waste). Biffa exported 1000 tonnes of household waste to India and Indonesia. The bags were labelled 'waste paper' but contained 50,000 tins; 40,000 plastic bags; 25,000 items of clothing; 3,000 used nappies and even condoms. This is just plain cheating and is likely to deter people from sorting their household rubbish. Clearly, exporting in this fashion is a health hazard. £1.5 m seems to be a totally minimal fine!

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