Waste crime in England is costing £604 million a year in losses to the waste industry and the taxpayer, and the ESA says that tighter regulation is needed to stop waste criminals currently flouting the system unimpeded.­­­­­

CIWM have released a Resource Productivity Manifesto calling on all political parties to commit to resource productivity measures in their manifestos ahead of June’s general election.

The Environment Agency has carried out dawn raids across the country, arresting two people, following an in-depth investigation into the illegal dumping of waste.

The government’s new Litter Strategy for England has been widely well-received, though some concerns about funding, the role of EPR and implications on waste management have been voiced.

The Environment Agency has called for vigilance in response to new scams to trick farmers into illegally storing waste, as well as an increase in waste dumping in the West Midlands.

A man found guilty of running an illegal mattress disposal operation in Norwich that involved illicit shipment of waste to Egypt has been sentenced along with the owners of the site where the operation was based.

A man sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment for illegally dumping waste in 18 different locations across Devon is believed to have fled to Ireland and is now subject to a European Arrest Warrant.

The government has asked members of the waste industry to give their views on the proposed extension of the landfill tax to include deposits made illegally on unpermitted sites.

Keep Britain Tidy has launched a new campaign to combat the alarming rise in criminal fly-tipping, #CrimeNotToCare, targeting ‘ordinary people’ to promote awareness of the dangers of using unlicensed waste carriers.

Half of rural businesses are putting themselves at risk of prosecution for waste crimes because of a ‘fundamental lack of understanding of key legislation’, according to new research.