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Waste export ban on mixed plastics now in force As of Thursday 1 July, waste mixed plastics can no longer be exported from Australia. All future waste plastic exports must be licenced and as a minimum be sorted into either a single polymer bale or processed pellet/flake to a recognised industry specification. The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) supports the COAG export ban on unprocessed waste materials, and its members are working hard in collaboration with state and federal governments to upgrade existing sorting capacity and build new processing facilities across the ...

Multi-agency visits find Openreach and UK Power Network cables deposited at waste site.

The Environmental Agency out in force in Bexley Police working with a number of other official bodies have carried out an operation targeting illegal waste carriers in Bexley. Officers stopped 21 waste-carrying vehicles out in the borough, and say they have issued two penalty notices, plus are considering enforcement action against a further seven individuals or businesses. Led by the Environmental Agency, the teams were tasked with inspecting vehicles to check they had a valid waste carrier's licence. Matt Higginson, Environment Manager for the Environment Agency, said: "This should ...

Road stop in Bexley halts illegal waste carriers Environment Agency and partners check licences and transfer notes. From: 27 May 2021 Environment Agency officers worked with police and Bexley council to check waste carrying vehicles in the town Environment Agency officers, working with London Borough of Bexley, the Met Police and Openreach, were out in Bexley. They were checking vehicles carrying waste or vehicles that routinely carry waste as part of their business, to make sure their paperwork was in order. The Environment Agency was inspecting vehicles to check they had a valid...

Environment Agency and partners check licences and transfer notes