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<p>Steel scrap waste is a commodity which is traded on a legitimate global market.
Where the UK cannot currently recycle materials economically, exports can help ensure
those materials are recycled. The UK Government therefore has no plans to restrict
the exports of steel scrap for recycling.</p><p> </p><p>While there is a legitimate
global market for secondary materials, it must be and is subject to strict regulatory
requirements. Under the UK legislation on waste shipments, businesses involved in
the export of wastes are required to take all necessary steps to ensure that the waste
they ship is managed in an environmentally sound manner throughout its shipment and
during its recycling.</p><p> </p><p>All waste exports need to be made in accordance
with the relevant legislation and we have a system of inspections in place to verify
compliance. The UK regulators mount targeted inspections at UK ports working with
the shipping sector to help detect and prevent illegal waste shipments. Individuals
and businesses found to be exporting waste in contravention of the requirements in
the legislation waste can face a two-year jail term and an unlimited fine.</p>
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