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A waste dumper already serving time in prison has had his sentence increased by Basildon Crown Court.
The Environment Agency’s Incident Management Portal has been awarded a ‘Special Achievement in Geographical Information Systems Award’ at the 2018 International ESRI User Conference
Warning to land owners and companies as industrial units across the country are being targeted by waste criminals
The Environment Agency reveals over a third of illegally dumped waste is from households
Three sites in Cornwall were sent waste containing asbestos, causing costly clean-ups.
Capital waste crime crackdown
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Fight to tackle scourge of waste crime takes another step forward today as Michael Gove announces a comprehensive review to beef up the government’s approach.
Man arrested during enforcement activity by Environment Agency and Yorkshire & Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit, tackling the illegal dumping of waste.
The Environment Agency now has new powers to stop illegal waste sites posing a risk to the environment.
Environment Agency Chair's speech to the Manchester Green Summit
Two men have been arrested in Chelsea and Hampstead Heath in connection with a nationwide waste crime investigation today (Tuesday 13 February).
Last year the Environment Agency successfully prosecuted 108 individuals and companies for waste and fishing offences in the North East.
New steps have been announced to tackle problem waste sites, while a consultation will further help deal with crime and poor performance in the waste sector
The Environment Agency has announced plans to map England’s entire landscape by 2020, using the data to assess flood risk and inform conservation work.
As part of their fight against waste crime the Environment Agency is tackling the highest risk illegal waste sites in a series of focussed days of action.…
The Environment Agency took part in vehicle spot-checks together with the Metropolitan Police and London Borough of Enfield to reduce and disrupt waste crime.
A Cleveland farmer has been fined thousands of pounds following an Environment Agency investigation into waste crime.…
Environment Agency officers have once again been out in force to crack down on illegal waste crime in the London Borough of Enfield.
An arrest has been made in relation to waste offences in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire including Walesby where the waste caused a major fire last year
Waste disposal was the focus of a day of inspections by the Environment Agency.
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