By 2086, the UK operates as a marketplace. Following the post-work reforms of 2040, human
purpose was lost, leading to extreme overconsumption, in order to conform to the increased
social acceptance strains of society. The landfills overflowed, with the government resorting to
openly dumping waste in the UK. This forced priority zones, known as Viridium, to be created,
leaving the rest of the UK dilapidated, known as Noxara. Toxic leachate from the landfill seeped
into the water system, with high levels of PFAS, slowly killing the population.