MPs call for a blanket ban after finding dumping and burning plastic waste abroad has links to cancer and abnormal foetus development
British plastic waste illegally exported to Turkey has had an “irreversible and shocking” effect on health there, MPs have been told.
A cross-party committee is calling for a blanket ban on UK plastic waste exports by 2027 after finding the “dirty trade” is leaving behind toxic traces on foreign soil.
The illegal dumping and burning of plastic waste abroad have links to cancer, liver disease, skin lesions and abnormal foetus development.
In a new report, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee found the UK sends over 60 per cent of its plastic packaging waste abroad, with 38 per cent of it going directly to Turkey.