highlights how bad actors exploit mislabelling, falsified documentation and the involvement of intermediaries In the shadows of the global economy, an ominous trade Global North, are at the heart of this global trade, with This investigation reveals that illegal waste trade to obscure the true destination and nature of plastic flourishes. [...] This trade, characterised by its complexity and global Major exporting nations, such as the UK and the colonialism – diverting funds intended to support reach, involves a multitude of actors, regulatory codes, Netherlands, have resisted stricter regulations, including recycling infrastructure and reduce the burden of the The global plastic waste trade continues to pose transportation methods and m. [...] First, Norway formally proposed amendments to complex web of illegal activities particularly as the the Basel Convention to bring plastic waste under the plastic waste trade market value is estimated to grow Despite increasing global awareness of plastic pollution, world’s plastic waste, including 85 per cent of the EU‘s remit of the Convention’s control mechanisms, creating nine per cent in the n. [...] Industry is not available at the time of writing, it is expected to insiders reported a noticeable decline in the volume of reveal discrepancies between the volume of plastic material they were processing, aligning with reduced placed on the market and the amount claimed to have consumption and waste generation due to the cost-of- been recycled, potentially signalling fraud. [...] A stark example of the weak enforcement infrastructure came in July 2024 when the CPCB’s EPR portal was hacked, resulting in the theft of certificates worth 10,244 tonnes of credits.80 The vulnerability of critical data management infrastructure highlights the systemic lack of preparedness and insufficient investment in technology that is essential for the credible implementation of EPR policies.
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Table of Contents
- Dirty Deals - Part One 1
- Executive Summary 4 Background 6 Uncovering fraud in plastic producer recycling credit 2
- 2. Indias EPR challenge with systemic flaws and fraud 16 Recommendations and conclusions 22 References 25 2
- Executive summary 3
- Your old wheelie bin might be funding organised crime and fuelling environmental injustice and human rights violations around the globe. 3
- Background 4
- 1 PRN fraud How criminals are exploiting the UKs subsidised recycling system 5
- Uncovering fraud in plastic producer recycling credit schemes 5
- Some countries seek to tackle plastic waste recycling by implementing schemes that shift the responsibility for improving recycling rates onto the producers that generate the waste. 5
- Investigator Its a bit cheeky but Im trying to find some way I can claim a PRN on wheelie bin regrind so Im after someone who can do that for me. 7
- Andrew We could. Ive got somewhere we can move it to in Coventry and we can just class it as crate. 7
- Investigator That would be really good for me. 7
- Andrew Wed have crate so at least theres always sourced photos of crate so that would work. If we move it to Coventry then we can class it as crate and then you can claim the PRNs on that. 7
- 2 Indias EPR challenge with systemic flaws and fraud 9
- Recommendations and conclusions 12
- The global plastic waste trade is plagued by widespread illegalities and loopholes which are being exploited to the detriment of the environment public health and vulnerable communities. 12
- References 13
