Islington - How did recycled waste ended up in Indonesia?

I was absolutely flabbergasted watching BBC One's - Real Story with Fiona Bruce on Monday night: How green is your wheelie bin? to learn that recycled household waste from Islington has been found in a 500 tonnes shipment of unsorted waste in Indonesia destined for landfill. By the end of the programme I was furious that this could have happened.

Must say I am deeply concerned after all the effort the council has put into promoting recycling in the borough. It's made a mockery of the whole programme and demeaned the efforts of local residents who are diligently sorting their rubbish each week. Householders in UK are urged to recycle to stop waste going to landfill sites, so for it to be shipped abroad for landfill, beggars belief.
Had a wild thought - wouldn't like any of my junk mail to be found and returned. It's a scary thought that somebody so far away may have my name and address.

Quite rightly so - Councils are now investigating what happens to their recycled rubbish.

I was waiting for some reaction from Lib Dem councillor Bridget Fox who is passionate about the scheme and has put a lot of time and energy into making it a success. As I expected Bridget has ordered an investigation.

This is not something to be brushed under the carpet. London Waste Limited and Grosvenor Waste Management have to explain what the waste is doing in Indonesia. I've been championing the cause to my neighbours locally in St Georges Ward and many are now taking it onboard but I can imagine what some of them are going to say now. One particular resident in my property has 10 -15 bags of rubbish each week, more when it's holidays and birthdays and their reaction to the whole idea of recycling is that they just can't be bothered.

Have noticed a rebuttal - Grosvenor Waste Management - Press release hastily denying the whole thing. They would, wouldn't they to protect their business. I'm sorry but it's not good enough. I've more respect for the BBC investigative journalists.

Updated information: Bridget's on the warpath - jokes apart - this is one issue that I'm confident will be investigated thoroughly and the findings made public. The council is committed to the highest environmental standards.