Skip to main content

Blog Creating a better place

Organisations:
Environment Agency
Creating a better place

Combatting the illegal export of construction and demolition waste plastic film and wrap

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Regulated industry, Waste
Heavily contaminated C&D film note presence of construction sand.

The EA’s Illegal Waste Exports Team (IWE) have identified an emerging issue in the illegal export of highly contaminated plastic film and wrap from the construction and demolition (C&D) sector. Following Intelligence led targeting, an increasing number of shipments of …

Related content and links

Stories from the Environment Agency

The Environment Agency’s work helps to protect and improve the environment. We also manage flood risk and encourage sustainable development. This blog gives an insight into our work. Find out more.

Categories

Sign up and manage updates

Follow us on Twitter

Follow us

Tags

#floodaware agriculture angling bathing water bathing water quality biodiversity Climate Change Coasts community conservation Cumbria Drought Dry weather enforcement Engineering environment environment agency Fish fisheries Fishing flood flood alerts flood defence flood defences flooding flood resilience flood risk Go fishing habitat hydrometry illegal waste landfill monitoring nuclear nuclear power pollution regulation rivers Rod licence salmon waste waste crime water water quality water resources