China's decision to close its borders to the West's waste is making life harder for Councils as the UK waste industry has only limited capacity for recycling. Naturally, this is one of many problems that will be made worse by Brexit.
However, it should be eminently solvable. Waste can be reduced from its current levels through a reduction in packaging and a reduction in food waste. These should certainly be considered before doing something as drastic as cutting back plastic collections. In West London, including Brent, potentially waste can be used for fuel in WLWA's Energy from Waste plant. This now happens to all the waste that formerly went to landfill.
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