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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.
A company has made a financial contribution of £30,090.08 to the Woodland Trust after they failed to comply with packaging waste regulations.
A Huddersfield based home furnishings company has offered to pay £17,000 to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust after failing to comply with packaging waste regulations.
The Environment Agency is on a mission to tackle plastic pollution with the launch of interactive 'Source to Sea' posters across Plymouth.
Reporting requirements for the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for packaging come into force today.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Enforcement Undertaking accepted to address breaches of environmental legislation
Reforms to crack down on dangerous waste cowboys and illegal practices.
Wayne Mixture also ordered to pay £5,000 costs and handed a Court Remediation Order
Three firms prosecuted by Environment Agency for storing wood which posed fire risk
Prolific waste crime offender, John Leslie Allison, has been ordered to pay £368,682.50 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
The Environment Agency revoked a trader’s licence to carry waste after he was convicted of fly-tipping, burning waste and false advertising on Facebook.
The Environment Agency and Kent Police road stop led to £2,300 of fixed penalty fines being issued.
This Christmas, the Environment Agency is sharing 24 simple steps that we can all take to make more sustainable choices.
The UK Government will attend the first negotiations meeting in Uruguay for a global plastics treaty
Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) project progresses as second borehole test gets seal of approval.
Whites Recycling Limited fined £36,000 for breaching environmental permit and unlawfully storing waste.
On Monday 10th October 2022, the UK Government and the Government of Ghana held a Carbon Market Development Roundtable at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.
Craig Hutton of Skip It was convicted of operating the business without environmental permits.
Guy Fawkes’ Night is a calendar highlight. But if you’re going to celebrate it, go to an organised event rather than risk being a “bonfire bandit”.
Children from Perch Christian School, Tuvarufu, Koloale, Honiara Integrated Community School and Coronation schools attended a two-day UK-Pacific Oceans and Plastics workshop in Honiara.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
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