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- The Hybrid Economics report finds the UK could end plastic waste exports by 2030, creating 5,400 jobs and £900 million in annual value.
- It projects up to 15 new recycling facilities and more than £800 million in private investment to achieve this.
- The report notes environmental problems from exporting plastic waste, including pollution in Indonesia.
- It calls for closing export loopholes and raising the plastic packaging tax to boost recycling.
