British Recycling Group Questions Plastic Waste Exports

The British Plastics Federation's Recycled Plastics Group (BPFRG) has expressed great concern about the increasing shortage of available plastic waste in the UK and is wise to export waste in the domestic market with increasing demand for recycled plastic materials. Sex questioned.

BPFRG called on the local government to find out where the waste is going and proposed that a contract be stipulated with the material recycling facility and that the recycler should check the information on the final market. The group also called for more controls on the export of waste, requiring the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and UK Environment Agency to adopt more stringent measures for the shipment of plastics for recycling.

BPFRG** and Roger Baynham from Philip Tyler Polymers said: "The cause of this dilemma is quite complicated. The UK manufacturing industry is gradually recovering from the crisis and the demand for raw materials is also growing. The main reason is that It is people's deepening awareness of sustainable development, coupled with concerns about the supply of some of the original polymer, which is further exacerbating the situation that was already in short supply."

“Many of our members have long been skeptical about the quality of recycled materials provided by material recycling facilities. They believe that these recycling facilities are more concerned with the waste disposal by providing the required quantity for the global market, rather than quality. This has made the already controversial waste export problem even more acute."

"It is estimated that the operating cost of China's landfills is only 5% in the United Kingdom, and we simply cannot compete fairly with them.