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Quango chiefs must pay nearly £1million to a private company to bring back 1,500 tonnes of waste illegally dumped in Poland by UK firms.
The rubbish included plastic, textiles and aluminium at five different sites from 2017-18. Polish authorities have now demanded that it be properly recycled.
The Environment Agency is paying £983,000 to a private company to dispose of it – and the taxpayer will pick up the bill, the BBC reported.
It is not known who exported the waste and nobody has been prosecuted.
It comes as Environment Minister Jo Churchill outlines plans today to combat waste crime.
The Government will consult on new measures, including increased background checks for firms which move or trade waste, and beefed-up regulatory powers to tackle rogue operators.
Environment Minister Jo Churchill (pictured) will outline plans today to combat waste crime after the UK was ordered to dispose of 1,500 tonnes of waste illegally dumped in Poland
UK food packaging is seen among the waste on a recycling storage site, leased by Green-Tec Solutions, that was the scene of a major fire on May 28 2018 at Zgierz, near Lodz, Poland
