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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 13h

Brexit promised us higher environmental standards. Since Brexit though, the UK has often failed to meet the minimum standards set by the EU.

Latest evidence shows the UK doubling exports of plastic waste to non-OCED countries while the EU has banned it.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

www.theguardian.com

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 7d

As ever, all of this monitoring, research and preparing for our legal cases cost money. If you can donate a small amount monthly this really helps us fightingdirty.org/donate/

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 7d

Today is the first day we were meant to see 'enhanced verification' of tyres shipped from the UK to India. Typically, we would see 40 or so a day. Today, we saw ... 0!

Our Founder has more >>> www.linkedin.com/posts/georgi...

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River Action @riveractionuk.bsky.social · 8d

THIS IS SHOCKING! 😳

See those white and blue pieces? That’s plastic.... In sewage sludge that is being spread on our farmland and often ending up in our rivers. 💩😱

🛑 THIS NEEDS TO STOP 🛑 Add your name to the petition - act.gp/4nHfsAc

📸 Credit: Fighting Dirty
#SewageSludge #ToxicSludge

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pippaneill.bsky.social @pippaneill.bsky.social · 20d

AGC Chemicals, near Blackpool, is still producing products containing the globally banned chemical PFOA, and emitting this to the air

For Georgia Elliot-Smith, of @fightingdirty.bsky.social, this issue is black and white

"There should be no discussion here”

www.endsreport.com/article/1932...

Reap What You Sow: Exposing Lancashire's toxic town

A new ENDS investigation reveals that the Environment Agency is allowing a chemicals factory to produce products containing a carcinogenic forever chemical. But how did we get here?

www.endsreport.com

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 20d

They've been warned ...

"Fighting Dirty to renew legal action if EA tyre reforms fail"

www.mrw.co.uk/news/fightin...

This is only possible, though, through donations (we are volunteer-run and not for profit) - monthly donations help fund our research between cases fightingdirty.org/donate/

Fighting Dirty to renew legal action if EA tyre reforms fail | MRW

Speaking at the TRA’s annual conference, campaign leader Georgia Elliott-Smith said regulator must follow through on promised changes

www.mrw.co.uk

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 23d

Now information acquired by @fightingdirty.bsky.social + shared with @pippaneill.bsky.social reveals AGC may have been aware of PFAS contamination around the site for decades before reporting by Watershed brought this pollution to light.

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www.endsreport.com/article/1932...

Reap What You Sow: Exposing Lancashire's toxic town

A new ENDS investigation reveals that the Environment Agency is allowing a chemicals factory to produce products containing a carcinogenic forever chemical. But how did we get here?

www.endsreport.com

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 20d

A must read thead ...

pippaneill.bsky.social @pippaneill.bsky.social · 23d

🔴 EXCLUSIVE 🔴 The Environment Agency is allowing a chemicals factory to produce products containing a globally banned PFAS chemical – and release it to air.

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 20d

In the words of our Founder @georgiaes.bsky.social "This substance is banned. This manufacturer is producing it. They are releasing it to the environment, and they are allowing it to enter their products. It's banned. That's black and white. There should be no discussion here”

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 20d

NEW (and shocking): Our FOI request shows AGC Chemicals Europe, which is located near Blackpool, is still producing products containing PFOA and is releasing it to the air. www.endsreport.com/article/1932...

REVEALED: EA allowing factory to produce products with banned PFAS – and release it to air

<b>EXCLUSIVE:</b> The Environment Agency (EA) is allowing a chemicals factory to produce products containing a carcinogenic forever chemical - and release it to the air - despite it being globally ban...

www.endsreport.com

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 25d

Our Founder, @georgiaes.bsky.social "The fate of toxic liquids oozing out of old landfill sites is an enormous dirty secret between landfill owners, the EA, and water companies.” in today's Guardian >>> www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms

Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent

www.theguardian.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26d

A massive, dangerous and disgusting scandal, of which far too few people are yet aware. At @fightingdirty.bsky.social we'll keep pushing to stop it. Congrats to @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social for continuing to shine the light:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms

Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent

www.theguardian.com

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · Sep 2

"many councils, including Caerphilly, have not updated their inspection strategies for potentially contaminated land on average since 2014" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

www.theguardian.com

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · Aug 21

The plastics industry - those who make money from producing and distributing plastics - should never have been in the room to discuss a treaty that needed to limit and reduce the amount of plastic produced. Good on @greenpeace.org for calling this out.

www.greenpeace.org/southeastasi...

Still no Plastics Treaty: How the fossil fuel industry keeps polluting negotiations - Greenpeace Southeast Asia

It’s time for world leaders to confront the elephant in the UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiation room: Big Oil.

www.greenpeace.org

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · Aug 15

For campaign groups like @fightingdirty.bsky.social @fidrango.bsky.social @wclnews.bsky.social & the many people in the EA who have been calling for a review of biosolid use for years, these represent significant moves in the right direction.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A Trojan horse’: how toxic sewage sludge became a threat to the future of British farming

Sludge used as fertiliser on farmland contains harmful chemicals that scientists suspect are entering food chain

www.theguardian.com

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · Aug 15

"17 sites recorded elevated levels, in some cases thousands of times higher than proposed safe limits, as experts warn of potential risk to drinking water" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Alarmingly high’ levels of forever chemicals found at airports in England, investigation reveals

Exclusive: 17 sites recorded elevated levels, in some cases thousands of times higher than proposed safe limits, as experts warn of potential risk to drinking water

www.theguardian.com

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · Aug 14

ICYMI :)

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Aug 1

Excellent news: our legal action has succeeded. The government is changing its policy on the export of waste tyres, to stop them being diverted into highly polluting and dangerous pyrolysis plants. @fightingdirty.bsky.social
is a tiny group, getting big wins.
fightingdirty.org/fighting-dir...

Campaign Win! Environment Agency Admits Failings in UK Tyre Export Regulation, Changes to be Introduced Following Fighting Dirty Action | Fighting Dirty

Environmental campaign group Fighting Dirty has today welcomed the findings of a long-awaited internal review by the Environment Agency, which confirms the EA failed to ensure it was fulfilling its le...

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · Jul 25

Couldn't agree more.

Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · Jul 24

"The true price is incalculable"

Our Director @georgemonbiot.bsky.social rightly raising the alarm www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Want to import toxic chemicals into Britain with scant scrutiny? Labour says: go right ahead | George Monbiot

Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Tory fantasy of a post-Brexit bonfire of regulations is coming true. Our bodies and ecosystems will pay the price, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · Jul 23

ICYMI - we're delighted to report a major campaign victory as Government announces plan to regulate ‘toxic’ sewage sludge fightingdirty.org/press-releas...

Press Release: Fighting Dirty wins major campaign victory as Government announces plan to regulate ‘toxic’ sewage sludge | Fighting Dirty

The campaigning environmental group, Fighting Dirty, is today celebrating a landmark victory following the release of the long-awaited Independent Water Commission Report, which recommends regulating ...

fightingdirty.org

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · Jul 22

The environmental campaign group, Fighting Dirty, is celebrating a "landmark victory" following the release of the Independent Water Commission Report. It recommends regulating sewage sludge - poured onto farmland and then polluting waterways - under the Environmental Permitting Regime (EPR)

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 22

Great news. At
@fightingdirty.bsky.social we lost our court case on sewage sludge spreading, but now we're winning by other means.
It's crazy that it took so long, but shows that persistence pays. Please support FD if you can. Thanks.
fightingdirty.org/press-releas...

Press Release: Fighting Dirty wins major campaign victory as Government announces plan to regulate ‘toxic’ sewage sludge | Fighting Dirty

The campaigning environmental group, Fighting Dirty, is today celebrating a landmark victory following the release of the long-awaited Independent Water Commission Report, which recommends regulating ...

fightingdirty.org

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · Jul 22

This is a huge victory 🎉 only made possible thanks to all of you who have supported our work.

Legal cases cost money. If you can support our work please do fightingdirty.org/donate/

Needless to say we will be keeping an eye on this and making sure it is implemented in a timely way.

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · Jul 16

UPDATE: The Environment Agency has told us that their review of their regulatory position for waste tyre exports (more on this here fightingdirty.org/major-victor...) will now be published on the 31st July - more than a month after they were originally aiming to.

Watch this space.

Major victory’ for campaigners as Environment Agency agrees to tackle UK tyre exports to India following threat of legal action | Fighting Dirty

The legal campaign group, Fighting Dirty, has secured a major victory after receiving a letter from the Environment Agency (EA) committing to undertake a review of its approach to waste tyre shipments...

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · Jul 11

If you're not already following our amigos at @fidrango.bsky.social do now. They do incredibly important work.

Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · Jul 11

Inaction isn't an option 👇

“Every day of inaction locks in decades of pollution and environmental harm … we’re asking the UK government to turn off the tap of these persistent forever chemicals.” @fidrango.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Toxic Pfas above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested

Exclusive: 110 of 117 bodies of water tested by Environment Agency would fail standards, with levels in fish 322 times the planned limit

www.theguardian.com

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