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2020-11-24 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
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Press release
Farmers and waste companies urged to check waste management processes or face enforcement actionThe Environment Agency has intercepted increasing amounts of contaminated plastic waste which were bound for illegal export. ![]() The Environment Agency has intercepted numerous illegal shipments of contaminated agricultural plastic waste, including silage wrap, which were destined for countries around the world. Farmers, agricultural businesses and waste companies are being urged to check their waste management processes or face enforcement action following a concerning increase in contaminated agricultural plastic waste being intercepted at shipping ports, bound for illegal export. This year the Environment Agency (EA) has intercepted numerous illegal shipments of contaminated agricultural plastic waste, including silage wrap, which were destined for countries around the world. In order to legally export contaminated agricultural plastic waste including silage wrap, prior consent is required from both the source country and its destination, alongside all countries through which it travels. These wastes cannot be exported unless the permission of the EA and applicable overseas authorities has been obtained in advance. Malcolm Lythgo, Head of Waste Regulation at the Environment Agency, said:
To ensure that waste is handled properly through to its final recovery or disposal point, farmers and agricultural businesses should always:
To disrupt the illegal international waste trade, the Environment Agency continues to visit sites and intercept those who deliberately misdescribe waste as suitable for export without the necessary permissions, as well as targeting illegal shipments at ports. The EA also continues to target those who fraudulently claim packaging export recovery notes against non-packaging material including silage wrap. The Agency is also a member of the newly formed Waste Compliance Taskforce (WACT) and is working with industry to tackle the illegal export of waste. Steve Morgan, WACT member and Policy & Infrastructure Manager at plastics recycling charity RECOUP, said:
Further information about complying with waste duty of care can be found on the Environmental Services Association’s ‘Right Waste Right Place’ website. Anyone with information regarding the illegal export of waste including agricultural plastics can contact the EA’s Illegal Waste Exports team at intelligence@environment-agency.gov.uk or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. For advice on applying for an export notification from the Environment Agency, please contact AskShipments@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Published 24 November 2020
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来源平台 | UK Environment Agency |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/305220 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | admin. Farmers and waste companies urged to check waste management processes or face enforcement action. 2020. |
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