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A hard Brexit could turn into a stinking problem for the British government.
The U.K. is one of the European Union's top waste exporters. It sends more than 3 million tons a year to other EU countries, accounting for over 10 percent of the U.K.'s waste that isn't reused or recycled. The mixed waste is sent abroad as refuse-derived fuel, trash that has been treated so that it can be burned for energy.
A hard break from the European Union risks creating a “potential disaster scenario,” leaving the country stuck with large amounts of garbage that it does not have the capacity to process, waste management company Suez warned last month. A related issue is dealing with a mountain of materials that can be recycled, but that the U.K. can't process itself and also exports.
“Hard borders, import tariffs and a weakening sterling will make waste exports to Europe, which the U.K. continues to rely upon, financially unviable,” said David Palmer-Jones, CEO of Suez recycling and recovery U.K.
If Brexit blocks the U.K.'s waste exports to the EU, or just makes them more expensive because of tariffs, that could hike environmental costs borne by businesses and increase the amount of trash put into landfills — the worst way to deal with waste from an environmental perspective.
Experts agree on one thing: The U.K. will have to rethink its waste policy, now shaped by the EU.
Suez, which also operates waste-to-energy plants in Britain, is urging the government to build more facilities in the country to close the "capacity gap" in residual waste treatment, especially incineration plants.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs declined to answer questions on the impact of Brexit on the U.K.'s waste exports but said the needs related to waste infrastructure are being assessed. “We recognize the need for a mix of infrastructure and this will form part of a renewed strategy on waste and resources that looks ahead to opportunities outside the EU,” a spokesperson for the department said.
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