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The Environment Agency is investigating an illegal waste site at Hinckley in Leicestershire after local partners stopped further waste arriving on site.
Fly-tippers will be forced to clean up our communities and pay the costs of clearing up their mess under government plans for ‘clean up squads’.
New crackdown unites government, regulators, police, local government, and Mayors against criminal gangs behind illegal waste sites.
The Prime Minister sets out new plan to shut down the criminal gangs running illegal waste sites, as part of his pledge to bring hope back to Britain's communities.
A court order is now in place prohibiting anyone from entering or importing waste onto a site at Severnside Farm, Gloucester.
Two men have been arrested as part of an ongoing Environment Agency investigation into illegal waste dumping on a farm at Middlewich in Cheshire.
The Environment Agency has revoked the environmental permit held by a Wolverhampton waste operator, DS Environmental Services of Crown Street.
A man has been arrested in connection with waste activities in the Camborne area, Cornwall
Arrests form part of Environment Agency ongoing investigations
Environment Agency investigation ends in prosecutions of 2 cousins who are ordered to pay fines and costs totalling nearly £7,000.
Led by the Environment Agency - more than 35 officers from five organisations took part in an intelligence-led operation.
42 waste sites were inspected, resulting in 17 permits suspended or revoked and over 30 criminal investigations triggered.
The Environment Agency has closed down a waste site in County Durham after reports of illegal dumping on protected land.
The Environment Agency has served revocation notices to the operators of two waste sites that have repeatedly breached permit conditions.
Waste criminals will face heftier fines as the government steps up its zero-tolerance approach to waste crime.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
The Environment Agency has led a major multi-agency operation to tackle waste crime in Cumbria.
The Environment Agency has seized an HGV as part of its investigation into an illegal waste site in Bradford.
The Environment Agency has launched an investigation into the illegal dumping of waste on land in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
An illegal waste site in West Yorkshire has been cleared of multiple tonnes of rubbish following successful court action brought by the Environment Agency.
Officers found serious fire hazards and pollution risks during a site visit
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