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Chasing down the money to stop waste crime

Posted by: Environment Agency, Posted on: 7 February 2024 - Categories: Waste

There is an old saying – ‘where there’s muck there’s brass’ and criminals have worked that out. We know organised criminals who make their money through serious and organised crimes, such as drugs and firearms, are using the waste management …

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We’ve joined forces with MSC to stop illegal waste exports

Posted by: Environment Agency, Posted on: 24 January 2024 - Categories: Environment Agency, Waste

Each year our illegal waste exports team in our National Enforcement Service stops between 200 and 450 containers full of waste that does not comply with waste export regulations, such as untreated and hazardous waste. In our blog last month, we …

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Waste exemption changes to prevent crime in the waste sector

Posted by: Environment Agency, Posted on: 4 October 2023 - Categories: Waste

Our mission is to stop crime in the waste sector altogether. One of the ways we can do this is through working with Government to improve the regulatory system to make it harder for crime to be possible. Reforming waste …

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EA at Plastics Future 2023 – sharing creative approaches to end plastic pollution

Posted by: Environment Agency, Posted on: 24 July 2023 - Categories: Waste

To celebrate Plastic Free July, Victoria Prowse and Helen Powers from the East Midlands Regulated Industry team write about their recent talk at the Plastics Future 2023 conference at Plymouth University.

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Property and Landowners – how to avoid waste criminals

Posted by: Environment Agency, Posted on: 15 June 2023 - Categories: Waste

Criminals operating in the waste industry impact us all. They cause damage to our environment, distress affected communities and undercut legitimate waste businesses. As a land or property owner, you are at risk too. Waste criminals may offer you cash …

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A council view of the fly tipping curse

Posted by: Environment Agency, Posted on: 31 May 2023 - Categories: Waste

Fly tipping is more than a nuisance. It isn’t just ‘a bit of dumped waste’ for the local council to clear. It’s an Environmental Health Officer sent to investigate. It’s a Waste Operative (or two) the council can ill-afford to …

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Simple checks with potential for big change

Posted by: Environment Agency, Posted on: 24 March 2023 - Categories: Waste

Do you wonder what happens to the rubbish generated in your home once it’s gone? We all have a responsibility to make sure our waste isn’t fly tipped, doesn’t cause pollution, or harm to people, and this is outlined in …

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Police and Environment Agency work together to stop waste criminals

Posted by: Environment Agency, Posted on: 3 March 2023 - Categories: Waste

Cheshire Constabulary's Sgt Rob Simpson explains the joint efforts of the police and the Environment Agency to tackle waste crime.

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No excuse for illegally burning waste

Posted by: Environment Agency, Posted on: 14 November 2022 - Categories: Waste
Image of burning waste

People burn waste to avoid the charges for taking wastes to permitted waste sites for recovery or where this is not possible, disposal. This is waste crime.

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Enforcement Undertaking Donations

Posted by: Environment Agency, Posted on: 16 June 2022 - Categories: Other areas of our work
Bee Friendly Trust

The Environment Agency is committed to tackling various waste offences and companies that are in breach of the current regulations. One of the ways we achieve this is by issuing a Civil Sanction via an Enforcement Undertaking. The aim of …

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