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A Northumberland man who made his neighbours’ lives a misery during lockdown by storing and burning waste on an illegal waste site has been sentenced.
Local wildlife trusts to receive a £20,000+ windfall.
Pensioner's Poltimore piles prison punishment.
Environment Agency officers blocked by operator
Abdul Monir found guilty of running an illegal waste transfer station and depositing waste on Network Rail land. Monir also ordered to pay £2,000 compensation.
Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious government plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A North Yorkshire man has received a suspended prison sentence for the illegal deposit of waste on the River Swale flood plain.
James Mete's family found were guilty of running illegal waste site in 2019. Mete sentenced after police catch up with him after he absconded whilst on bail.
A 61-year-old man who repeatedly ignored Environment Agency warnings about depositing, storing and treating waste illegally has been jailed.
The Environment Agency has blocked access to the site in Ashford, Kent, to prevent further 'illegal' tipping.
Slurry from Bycott Farm near Tiverton ran into a stream causing pollution for at least 2 months, a court heard on Thursday 11 January.
A man who was jailed for illegally importing and burning waste in Essex has been ordered to pay costs of £85,000.
From today, households no longer have to pay to get rid of DIY waste at council recycling centres
Fines, costs, and compensation total £20,391. Magistrates say the offence was committed for ‘greed and profit’
A tyre dealer and repairer has been prosecuted for failing to submit waste transfer notes when asked to move 844 tyres from his Derbyshire base.
Brothers’ prison terms and director bans for multiple illegal waste sites
A consultation on banning wet wipes containing plastic across the UK has been launched today under plans to tackle plastic pollution and clean up waterways.
Illegal Teesside scrap site with hundreds of cars piled up must now be cleared following Environment Agency investigation.
Environment Agency launches consultation on updating charges for regulating notified international waste shipments
Court told director and his company had no environmental permit. Judge said case was a flagrant breach of law.
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