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A 63-year-old woman who repeatedly ignored Environment Agency warnings about an illegal operation has been sentenced
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
The Environment Agency is appealing for information on a series of incidents involving the dumping of trailers packed with shredded or baled waste.
Environment Agency seeks views on proposals to introduce new and update existing waste charges
Nine people have been sentenced for the operation of an illegal waste site in rural Lincolnshire, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
A man described as ‘arrogant’ by a judge has been sentenced for arranging waste to be illegally dumped on his rural land near Consett.
Investigators obtain court order to block access to site blighted by waste as probe to find out who dumped it continues.
Platinum Group Metals Recycling Ltd and its only director, Edvars Stancik, have been found guilty of illegally trading in catalytic convertors in Lincolnshire.
The Environment Agency and others are looking into evidence of potential waste crime found at a site near Verwood, Wimborne.
Environment Agency warns property and landowners to secure premises against criminals who dump illegally collected waste
Restriction order granted at Maidstone magistrates' court. Access to the premises is forbidden at all times.
A second man has been interviewed about the large-scale fly-tipping that occurred across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex.
Illegal waste site: A man has been fined for failing to comply with a court order to clear waste from the site after an investigation by the Environment Agency.
Environment Agency and partners carried out two road stops in Sussex to stop illegal waste carriers. 29 vehicles were stopped, and 27 offences were detected.
A father and son have been sentenced for operating an illegal waste site in Lancashire, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
A man has been sentenced for operating an illegal waste site and burning waste on the land, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
Four people have been arrested in connection with an investigation into waste offences, fraud and money laundering after raids at three homes in Yorkshire.
Multiple people involved in a large-scale waste crime operation in Staffordshire are facing prison following a successful prosecution by the Environment Agency.
A director and his Manchester-based company have been hit with substantial fines following a significant breach of environmental regulations.
Officers from the Environment Agency and the Joint Unit for Waste Crime visited two landfill sites in the north of England in a day of action.
POCA hearing orders Michael William Leah to pay £54,900. Sum to be paid within three months. When he was convicted of six offences in 2011 he paid only £100
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