Tag: gases
‘Black market’ of greenhouse gases worth millions of pounds being smuggled into the UK – BBC News
A BBC investigation has uncovered a black market in highly polluting greenhouse gases being smuggled into the UK from Eastern Europe. The gases – hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – are advertised and sold illegally via social media and the BBC found a trader suggesting smuggling them on coaches. HFCs are widely used in fridges, air conditioning and aerosol sprays, but the EU and UK are limiting their…