EU proposed ban on sending plastic waste to non-OECD countries to affect UK exports

Source: https://resource.co/article/eu-proposed-ban-sending-plastic-waste-non-oecd-countries-affect-uk-exports

Author: Josh Templeman

The European Commission (EC) has agreed a deal to prohibit the export of plastic waste to countries outside OECD by the year 2026. According to DG Environment this will apply to material sent from the UK to European ports. The provisional EC commitment has been announced at the third Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) in Nairobi, Kenya (13-17 November) - the UN-led process to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution.