Defra has published local authority fly-tipping league tables to improve transparency around the enforcement of waste crimes

The overshoot date can be pushed back considerably by reducing plastic waste

The figure accounts for approximately 34 million tonnes of waste across England annually, enough to fill up to an estimated 4 million skips

A new poll shows that local authority Waste and Recycling Officers think that the Government’s target to eliminate waste crime by 2043 will not be reached

Officers from the Environment Agency and the Joint Unit for Waste Crime visited sites across England as part of operations to crack down on waste criminals.

The UK exports 60 per cent of the 2.5 million tonnes of plastic packaging it creates

Only 25 per cent of waste crimes are reported and almost a fifth of waste is handled illegally

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue is entering its second month fighting the fire at Kiveton Park Industrial Estate

Defra has been given 42 days to respond to the report

Defra and EA making ‘slow and piecemeal’ progress to implement the Resources and Waste Strategy