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The defendant given 14-week prison sentence, suspended for 2 years after fire crews spent over 3 hours tackling blaze at overloaded site in Midlands.
The developer dumped 25,000 tonnes of waste including asbestos.
Judge condemns operator – 'A deliberate and blatant attempt to get around the law.' Penalty over £47,000 includes costs for dangerous disposal of red diesel.
The first ever waste crime summit to bring partners together in Liverpool City Region was held in Widnes.
The Environment Agency has taken action following an investigation into reports of foul smells in Little Hulton in Salford, Greater Manchester.
Well-loved local beauty spot in Kent cleared of 39,500 tonnes of illegal waste.
Environment Agency investigation ends in prosecution of company which ignored waste permit regulations and orders to stop operations on site in Birmingham.
The operator of a regulated waste facility in Sheffield who did not have an environmental permit has been handed a 39-week suspended prison sentence.
Total to pay is more than £36,000 including costs with five-year criminal behaviour order and suspended custodial sentence.
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.
A court order is now in place prohibiting anyone from entering or importing waste onto a site at Severnside Farm, Gloucester.
Essex company fined after operator ignored warnings to clear overflowing site
A man has been arrested in connection with waste activities in the Camborne area, Cornwall
Environment Agency opens consultation on draft permit decision for Cloughton gas exploration proposal.
Emmersons Transport LTD has been ordered to stop crushing waste until the risk of pollution has been removed.
Environment Agency investigations into waste and water offences across Lincolnshire have secured £168,000 for a Lincolnshire charity.
42 waste sites were inspected, resulting in 17 permits suspended or revoked and over 30 criminal investigations triggered.
Fire-risk among Environment Agency’s many concerns
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
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