Truckloads of Scotland's rubbish will be sent to England, experts say
- Starting December 31, 2025, Scotland will prohibit the disposal of black bag waste in landfills, impacting the management of both household and commercial refuse across the country.
- The ban was delayed from its original 2021 start due to the Covid-19 pandemic and business readiness concerns, with experts warning of a significant capacity gap.
- Scotland currently has eight incinerators with limited spare capacity, and new energy-from-waste plants face delays, leading councils to seek 'bridging contracts' with English operators to landfill waste across the border.
- Waste expert David Balmer stated that 80 to 100 trucks will run daily to transport Scottish waste to England, while Alasdair Meldrum warned of logistical and environmental issues, calling the transport emissions 'nonsensical'.
- The ban aims to reduce methane emissions from landfill and promote a circular economy, but the export of waste to England remains a short-term solution amid ongoing recycling challenges and infrastructure delays.
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SNP to dump 600,000 tonnes of rubbish into England
Scotland will transport as many as 100 lorries filled with waste across the border to England every day following the implementation of a landfill ban on December 31.The Scottish Government's prohibition on burying black bin bag waste in landfills north of the border has created a significant challenge for disposal.With Scotland lacking sufficient incineration facilities to handle the volume, councils and commercial waste firms have begun securi…
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The Scottish Government are set to bring in a landfill ban at the end of this year, but have not built enough incinerators to tackle the household waste left behind so it will have to be driven across the border to England.
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