tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communicationsNews and communications2025-07-25T15:12:41+01:00HM Governmenttag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/two-men-prosecuted-for-dumping-waste-in-village2025-07-25T15:12:41+01:00Two men prosecuted for dumping waste in villageMuddy tracks led to nearby house where excavation work had taken place. Environment Agency prosecution resulted in fines and costs totalling £6,400.
tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-survey-shows-just-27-of-all-waste-crime-incidents-reported2025-07-23T09:18:04+01:00New survey shows just 27% of all waste crime incidents reportedEnvironment Agency publishes results of National Waste Crime Survey 2025, showing almost three quarters of all waste crimes go unreportedtag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/skip-company-to-pay-over-48000-for-operating-illegal-waste-site2025-07-09T15:41:29+01:00Skip company to pay over £48,000 for operating illegal waste siteA Birmingham skip hire company must pay financial penalties of more than £48,000 after the Environment Agency brought a prosecution for operating illegally. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sweeper-hire-and-hoses-boss-philip-liley-gets-suspended-sentence2025-07-08T15:01:46+01:00Sweeper Hire and Hoses boss Philip Liley gets suspended sentenceExeter man tried to hide tons of illegal waste kept on leased land by pushing it into the trees and spreading it across the ground.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/waste-company-prosecuted-for-ignoring-audit-at-notts-site2025-07-03T10:25:31+01:00Waste company prosecuted for ignoring audit at Notts siteA Midlands-based waste company and a partner in the business have been prosecuted for failing to comply with a demand for information about materials accepted.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/oldbury-turbine-hall-free-of-electrical-hazards2025-07-01T13:50:40+01:00Oldbury turbine hall free of electrical hazardsA complex decommissioning project to cut over 750 electrical cables to isolate Oldbury site's turbine hall power supply has been safely completed.
tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/2-brothers-and-father-pay-over-50000-in-confiscation-orders2025-06-17T15:57:41+01:002 brothers and father pay over £50,000 in confiscation ordersThe Environment Agency has successfully secured confiscation orders for over £50,000 for storing illegal material on a site in Skegness, Lincolnshire.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/mvv-environmental-gets-permit-for-canford-energy-from-waste-site2025-06-11T15:00:39+01:00MVV Environmental gets permit for Canford energy from waste siteEnvironmental permit sets out strict conditions on operation of the proposed site at Poole in Dorsettag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/officers-start-digging-into-hazardous-waste-soil-crime2025-06-11T14:31:11+01:00Officers start digging into hazardous waste soil crimeHauliers in Devon and Cornwall will be asked for more detail on how they deal with waste soils.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sizewell-a-delivers-landmark-demolition-project2025-06-02T13:00:05+01:00Sizewell A delivers landmark demolition projectThe turbine hall and adjoining structures at Sizewell A former nuclear power station have been safely razed to the ground by Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS).tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/public-urged-to-report-suspected-waste-crime-as-new-heatmaps-published2025-05-28T00:00:00+01:00Public urged to report suspected waste crime as new heatmaps publishedNew maps published showing nearly 17,000 reports of waste crime across England in 2023 and 2024, demonstrating offending is rifetag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/waste-packaging-company-director-pays-high-price-in-data-fraud2025-05-21T14:52:30+01:00Waste packaging company director pays high price in data fraudA Birmingham-based director and his company has been ordered to pay a Proceeds of Crime confiscation order, fines and costs totalling £476,995.
tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/environment-agency-secures-over-526k-in-proceeds-of-crime-case2025-05-21T13:40:11+01:00Environment Agency secures over £526K in Proceeds of Crime caseAn illegal enterprise in catalytic converters has brought confiscation orders for £526,215.04, at a Proceeds of Crime Award hearing.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/man-given-suspended-jail-term-for-illegal-lincolnshire-waste-site2025-05-12T16:13:39+01:00Man given suspended jail term for illegal Lincolnshire waste siteThe Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a Lincolnshire man for running an illegal waste site at Thorpe Farm, Skendleby, in East Lindsey.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hertfordshire-waste-boss-to-pay-79000-gained-from-illegal-sites2025-05-09T14:17:09+01:00Hertfordshire waste boss to pay £79,000 gained from illegal sitesQuarry director let waste mountains pile up way beyond legal amount. Enough waste at one site to nearly fill the Royal Albert Hall 3 times tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/company-and-director-fined-for-burning-waste-on-rural-land2025-04-17T10:01:37+01:00Company and director fined for burning waste on rural landA company and its director have been fined for ignoring Environment Agency warnings to stop burning waste on rural land in West Yorkshire.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/final-consultation-opened-on-canford-incinerator-proposals2025-04-11T00:00:00+01:00Final consultation opened on Canford incinerator proposalsThis is the final Environment Agency consultation on plans for the proposed site, so don’t miss your chance to give us any new and relevant information.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/environment-agency-secures-proceeds-of-crime-award-for-3133822025-04-04T10:33:10+01:00Environment Agency secures proceeds of crime award for £313,382The Environment Agency has secured a proceeds of crime judgment for £313,382.45 against men from Northampton who ran an illegal waste tyre site.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/environment-agency-grants-permit-for-whitestone-landfill-site2025-04-03T17:25:02+01:00Environment Agency grants permit for Whitestone landfill siteThe environmental permit sets out strict conditions on operation of the proposed inert landfill site at Lower Hare Farmtag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-rules-simplifying-recycling-for-workplaces-in-england-come-into-force2025-03-31T00:01:06+01:00New rules simplifying recycling for workplaces in England come into forceNew regulations requiring businesses to separate recycling from waste come into effect