The UK exported 688,000 tonnes of discarded plastic packaging in 2020, a daily average of 1.8m kilos, according to charity Greenpeace.Greenpeace said this is fuelling health and wildlife emergencies around the world as many countries don’t have the resources to recycle the waste, so go onto to dump or burn it instead.
Spoof Boris then says: ‘It is time for the world to truly wake up to the damage being done to the environment and the sheer volume of plastic that is dumped. ‘Plastic waste the government claims is being recycled is being dumped and burned overseas,’ a message on the screen reads.The film shows what exported waste would look like piled on Boris Johnson’s doorstep It’s illegal for the government to send plastic waste to countries if it’s not going to be recycled.
Instead of being recycled, however, Greenpeace investigators found bags and packaging from leading supermarkets dumped in fields, near rivers, on train tracks and by the roadside. The film: ‘Wasteminster, a Downing Street disaster’, was released to coincide with the publication of the investigation.Greenpeace said: ‘Although they’ve announced positive yet very small steps to reduce the UK’s plastic production, they must take proper action to reduce our plastic pollution – and stop dumping our plastic waste on other countries.’
‘Plastic being sent overseas is being dumped or burned in the open air, with local communities in Turkey and Malaysia reporting serious health problems, like respiratory issues, nosebleeds and headaches.
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