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<p>There is a process in place to ensure the continuity of notified waste shipments
in the case of a no-deal scenario, which was set out by the European Commission in
November last year. We have received agreement to roll over 98% of existing consents
for waste exports to the EU from the UK - agreeing 545 out of the 556 current approvals.
This means that 99.7% of the waste which requires consent has a valid export licence
from 30 March this year if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>We expect
to reach agreement on the outstanding approvals and we are confident that leaving
the EU without a deal would not have a significant impact on the continued export
of the UK’s notified waste shipments that have already been agreed.</p><p> </p><p>In
December last year, the Environment Agency began assessing waste disposal capacity
particularly in the south east of England, in case waste that cannot be exported should
need to be disposed of. Staff across the Environment Agency are engaging with operators
to identify where issues, including stockpiling, may arise. The Environment Agency
is ready to respond to requests from industry for additional storage of waste and
will process any such requests as promptly as it can.</p><p> </p>
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