Jersey ships waste ash to UK for the first time
Toxic ash from Jersey's energy from waste plant is being shipped to the UK for treatment and disposal for the first time.
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has issued the States with a licence to transport the waste material.
It is created by burning rubbish at the waste to energy plant at La Collette.
The toxic ash - or fly ash - will be taken by ship and lorry to Peterborough by haulage firm Profreight.
Previously, Jersey's Deputy Kevin Lewis, the transport and technical services minister, said the ash had to be sent away because the island did not have the facility to deal with it.