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Residents will have the opportunity to ask questions following the release of the UKHSA public health risk assessment this week
The Environment Agency has seized an HGV as part of its investigation into an illegal waste site in Bradford.
The landowner and three waste carriers have been convicted for waste dumping, with the latest defendant told to pay over £11,000.
Westcountry Rivers Trust to receive £60,000 to fund river barrier removal in the Teign catchment.
Officers found serious fire hazards and pollution risks during a site visit
The permit variation will change the types of waste allowed to be incinerated on site.
Surveillance cameras spot vehicles – five now prosecuted over village dumps
Decision follows extensive review and two rounds of public consultation. Rigorous assessments in place to protect the environment and health
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a recycling company for attempting to illegally export plastics contaminated with household waste.
The Environment Agency has made changes to an operator’s environmental permit to reduce odour issues at Jameson Road landfill.
Waste carrier DTM Grab Hire Ltd has been told to pay out £16,664 after thousands of tonnes of waste were dumped on a floodplain.
Almost £2 million was invested by NRS last year in socio-economic initiatives, supporting good causes in communities local to its 14 decommissioning sites.
The Devon waste carrier was fined £1,466 and told to pay back the economic benefit he realised by his illegal activity of £12,300.
An estimated 21,000 tonnes of illegal waste to be removed after being dumped by criminal gangs
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
'I don’t do e-mails' among excuses for not clearing overflowing skips
Waste companies that operate in Bristol, Cornwall and Devon investigated over waste regulations and will pay £28,500 to environmental charities.
A crooked family who ran an illegal waste site in Lincolnshire must pay a total of nearly £67,000 in confiscation orders, following a Proceeds of Crime hearing.
Simpler Recycling to end years of confusion and deliver consistent collections
Environment Agency obtains a restriction order for site on Haine Industrial Estate. Court order prohibits anyone from entering the site without permission.
A large construction vehicle and a HGV lorry were seized yesterday (Thursday 19 March) during a joint operation at Throckmorton Industrial Park, Worcestershire.
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