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The Environment Agency has launched a project to standardise metrics for environmental performance of food and drink sector.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A new exhibition by Joshua Sofaer exploring plastic waste and the work of the Environment Agency.
Car parts uncovered in joint operation with Lincolnshire police.
Residents in Cornwall are being urged not to be fooled by fly-tippers and use legitimate companies to get rid of their rubbish.
The Environment Agency is releasing new guidance encouraging the sports industry to kick plastics out of sport.
Gum firms to invest up to £10 million over next five years to significantly reduce gum litter
Government to consult on banning a range of polluting plastics this Autumn, with single-use plastic plates, cutlery and polystyrene cups under review
Christopher Stokes prosecuted under Operation Angola
Swift action by Environment Agency officers has led to the closure and clearance of an illegal waste site at Parnell Street, Houghton-le-Spring.
Simon Mason illegally stored and burned waste at Holbeach home.
A Northumberland man has been jailed for dumping and burning waste illegally on rural land following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
Household waste left unsorted in second conviction.
Two high profile waste offences, committed in Yorkshire in 2017 have been taken into account on sentencing at a court hearing in Preston
The Environment Agency has prosecuted John Leslie Allison, 75, of Southfield Lane, Colne, Burnley for undertaking illegal waste activities at two sites in Lancashire without a permit.
Soiled nappies, wigs and clothing in illegal shipment despite earlier conviction.
A scrap metal exporter and a middle-man broker have been told to pay over £800,000 for taking advantage of a quarry that became an illegal tipping site.
The Environment Agency has joined forces with national school network Partners in Excellence to launch a plastic pollution-focused award for young people.
The Coal Authority is applying a zero waste method to the disposal of its reed bed cuttings by composting the material to divert it away from landfill sites.
A North East man has been fined for obstructing Environment Agency officers during an investigation into the illegal dumping of waste.
A Dereham garage proprietor admits to storing waste illegally, despite repeated warnings from the Environment Agency.
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