Who is responsible for waste?
Waste is an issue for all of us. We all create it and that means we are all responsible for what happens to it. Waste needs to be dealt with in the safest way possible. Even as householders, we have …
Regulated industry
Managing water resources in West Cumbria
We’re currently working with United Utilities to deliver West Cumbria’s demand for water in the best possible way, balancing the needs of people whilst protecting the sensitive natural environment. West Cumbria needs a new water supply fit for the twenty …
Action against illegal scrap metal criminals
Across the country, officers like myself are working hard with partners to help protect the environment from the detrimental effects of waste crime. One way we’re doing this is to target businesses and individuals who illegally dismantle vehicles and deal …
What’s brilliant but filled with rubbish? My job . . .
I’ve been lucky enough to experience a range of different and interesting jobs since I joined the Environment Agency in 1998, but I feel most proud of the work that I’m doing at the moment. That’s because I’m currently helping …
Responsibility for waste: working with tenants and landowners
For the thousands of waste sites we regulate, we set out clear permit conditions to ensure that business operators take the appropriate steps to run sites safely. Most businesses manage their waste responsibly and within the regulations, but where they …
Waste crime: help spot it and stop it
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Our work collecting and evaluating information about serious and organised environmental crime is vital for stopping waste crime. We use reports about suspected illegal activity from industry and the public to build intelligence so we that can target our work and …
Below par waste company forfeited £250,000 for using sham exemption
There are two ways of legally running a waste business – with an environmental permit or with an exemption from having one. Unfortunately, some people choose to abuse the system, causing serious damage to the natural environment. It’s our job …
Tackling the deliberate mis-description of waste
HMRC’s work with the Environment Agency Guest blog by Judith Kelly, OBE, HMRC’s Deputy Director of Environmental Tax Policy. Some operators are acting outside of the law by describing the waste they deal with incorrectly to pay a different rate …
How £4.2M will allow us to get tougher on waste crime
Reducing waste crime and poorly operated waste management sites are high on our list of priorities at the Environment Agency. In the March Budget, the government announced a welcome additional £4.2 million of funding from the community landfill tax scheme to support our …
Jail term for waste criminal who hoarded junk
Everyone is guilty of hoarding things from time to time but some waste operators can take things too far. It is one thing to hoard old photographs or a couple of coats, but it’s not often that this has an …