Biffa Waste Services is convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste

One of Britain’s biggest waste disposal firms has been convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste for the second time in two years.   Biffa Waste Services was convicted of sending more than 1,000 tonnes of waste collected from private homes, labelled as paper, to Asia. An Environment Agency investigation prevented sixteen … Read more

Dubai is blamed for exporting new virus strains

After throwing its doors open to partygoers over the New Year, Dubai is now facing the economic cost of surging coronavirus cases as flight bans threaten its £23billion tourism sector.   Britain last night placed an outright travel ban on the Middle East party haven where the New Year revelry has been blamed for a spike … Read more