UK waste firm fined £1.5m for exporting household waste
by Diane Taylor from Environment | The Guardian on (#5MSJ2)
Biffa convicted of exporting filthy rubbish marked as waste paper for recycling in India and Indonesia in breach of ban
The UK's largest waste company, Biffa, has been fined 1.5m after exporting filthy rubbish marked as waste paper for recycling in India and Indonesia, in actions a judge called reckless, bordering on deliberate".
Last week, the company was convicted of sending more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste to India and Indonesia, in breach of a ban on sending such waste to developing countries after a two-week trial at Wood Green crown court .
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