Source · Select Committees · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Recommendation 25
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We heard that waste crime is a low risk, high reward endeavour and that current...
Recommendation
We heard that waste crime is a low risk, high reward endeavour and that current punishments are insufficient to deter illegal activity, contrary to the objectives of the EA’s Enforcement and Sanctions policy. We recommend that sanctions for companies caught breaking the rules on exporting plastic waste be considerably strengthened to make them at least comparable to the level of profit made from illegal waste exporting so as to act as a genuine deterrent. The Environmental Agency should also routinely suspend or cancel accreditation for any exporter involved in serious waste export fraud.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 27 January 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗