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Two people were arrested on 5 February 2026 as part of an ongoing Environment Agency investigation.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Environment Agency shuts down illegal waste site at Power Station Road in Minster, Isle of Sheppey. Access blocked to prevent further waste entering the site.
This series brings together all documents relating to Waste and recycling statistics.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Publication serving as a compendium of key statistics on waste and resource.
Setting out the progress being made on the GovTech waste tracking challenge, to build the UK's first comprehensive digital waste tracking system.
Publication of statistics on waste produced at a UK level.
Provides further information in support of the implementation of waste planning policy.
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