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From today, households no longer have to pay to get rid of DIY waste at council recycling centres
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A consultation on banning wet wipes containing plastic across the UK has been launched today under plans to tackle plastic pollution and clean up waterways.
Illegal Teesside scrap site with hundreds of cars piled up must now be cleared following Environment Agency investigation.
Environment Agency launches consultation on updating charges for regulating notified international waste shipments
Some of the most polluting single-use plastic items banned from 1 October
NWS engaging with three other communities about hosting a GDF
John Leslie Allison sentenced to 3 years and 5 months (1261 days) in prison.
A son and mother responsible for illegal waste activity at a site in Huddersfield, which then set on fire in 2016 causing significant risk to the environment, have been sentenced.
Wide-ranging projects across seven key sectors of the economy to boost better design and reuse of resources whilst creating jobs and growing the economy
Land was covered by exemption certificate allowing some waste to be stored, but not the huge amounts that led to the prosecution
A joint operation by the Environment Agency, Calderdale Council, Bradford Council and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue targeting waste sites that might pose a fire risk, uncovered two sites operating illegally in Calderdale an…
Maximum on-the-spot fines for litter, graffiti and fly-tipping to increase under PM’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan
Fifty-six councils across the UK to receive funding totalling more than £1.2 million to target chewing gum stains
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a Scunthorpe-based company and a director for operating an illegal waste facility.
An East Yorkshire man received a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay £2,000 in compensation and costs, after illegally storing hazardous waste including flooring materials with the appearance of containing asbestos and…
A Sheffield waste operator has been issued with a further restriction order at its waste site to prevent it from accepting and managing waste.
Schoolchildren taught about period products and why they should never be flushed down the loo.
An Essex waste company and its directors have been fined more than £20,000 after they stored tonnes of waste illegally at a site in Braintree.
£775,000 to be spent on schemes across England
The Environment Agency has blocked access to a skips site in Sheffield to prevent it from accepting and managing waste.
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