Unlimited fines introduced for polluting environment
The previous £250,000 cap on Variable Monetary Penalties has been scrapped and the range of…
Tag: illegal waste
Kent firm fined £13k for trying to illegally export dirty nappies among plastic waste to Turkey
P&D Material Recovery filled 11 containers with plastic contaminated with banned waste,…
Suspended prison sentences for brothers for illegal waste storage in Shropshire
Shrewsbury Crown Court sentenced Jonathan and Mark Nicholson from Armagh, Northern Ireland, to…
Man jailed for illegally dumping and burning waste in Northumberland
Dominic Allen, 25, from Old Swarland, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, ordered to pay…
Waste criminal ordered to pay £2.1m for illegal site
John Bruce, aged 48 from Pershore, has been given three months to pay the fine or face seven…
Illegal waste containers shipped to Sri Lanka brought back to the UK
Those responsible could face up to two years in prison and an unlimited fine
Yorkshire households warned to not become ‘accidental’ waste criminals
There are concerns about the number of 'man and van' adverts and self-promotion on…
Fly-tipping ‘increases across more than half of UK councils’
More than 90% of household waste recycling centres are now closed, with the remainder suffering…
Sunderland man fined £12k for illegal waste operation
Clifford Shee, aged 55, was prosecuted by the Environment Agency for operating outside the…
Two firms win £1m to develop digital waste tracking tech
The project aims to help tackle waste crime in Britain as well as prevent illegal waste being…
