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Company director piled up more than 2,000 tonnes of illegal rubbish.
The statement will embed protections and enhancements for the environment in government policy-making.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Environment Agency is reminding roofers and builders in Devon and Cornwall to take responsibility for their waste.
Employees from across the NDA group have shared their personal stories as part of a national campaign to end the stigma associated with mental health issues.
A man has been fined over £5,000 after he burnt waste illegally for months on end at his Cambridgeshire home.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted an illegal waste operator who used land near in Newark, Nottinghamshire, to burn waste in 2018.
Trevor Sieley continued to store and burn waste despite repeated warnings from Environment Agency.
Liquid waste from chemical toilets, abattoir washings and other sources was injected into fields across Cornwall and cost two men more than £240,000.
Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan's speech on waste crime at a Let’s Recycle and Environmental Services Association event on Tuesday 12 April.
Plans to save money for households disposing of DIY waste, alongside new grant funding for Local Authorities to clamp down on fly-tipping.
Officers from the Environment Agency joined forces with Gloucestershire Police, the Driver Vehicle Standards Agency, Gloucester City Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council on Thursday 24 March to carry out roadside vehicle s…
Hundreds of nuclear professionals gathered at the 14th UK Nuclear Skills Awards at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester.
Three men from Cumbria have been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling almost £10,000 for operating four illegal waste sites at Alston.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a former Derbyshire farmer for burning waste without an environmental permit.
A major project to dispose of more than 1,000 stainless steel drums of waste has successfully completed its initial rail transfer.
After two years of setbacks inflicted by the global pandemic, the Great British Spring Clean is back in full swing – and National Highways is urging road users to help slash litter levels by saving it for the bin.
Environment Agency works with partners to target hauliers moving waste in Staffordshire.
Three local initiatives in Copeland receive investment from the GDF Programme Community Investment Funding made available to benefit communities.
A consignment of intermediate-level waste has been safely delivered to its destination in Australia.
A new consultation has launched as the Environment Agency is 'minded to’ issue a permit to operate a new energy from waste incinerator in Westbury.
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