A no-deal Brexit could cause more refuse to be sent to landfill sites in the UK if the the export of rubbish to EU facilities is disrupted, according to waste company Suez. The industry is concerned that sending non-recyclable UK household waste to Germany, the Netherlands and South-East England could be stopped or become uneconomical and lead to rubbish from Scandinavia being dumped at mothballed landfill sites in the north of the country.
A no-deal Brexit could cause more refuse to be sent to landfill sites in the UK if the the export of rubbish to EU facilities is disrupted, according to waste company Suez. The industry is concerned that sending non-recyclable UK household waste to Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia could be stopped or become uneconomical and lead to rubbish from South-East England being dumped at mothballed landfill sites in the north of the country.