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Peter Outlaw, 36, has been banned from dealing in most forms of waste and ordered to pay more than £5,000 for illegally storing and burning mixed waste.
Rickman brothers failed to remove end of life vehicles from scrap yard operating without a permit.
Legislation will improve air and water quality, tackle waste, increase recycling, halt the decline of species, and improve our natural environment.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Only clean, non-commercial waste should be burned like paper, untreated wood and cardboard.
Sikh festivals are at the heart of a diversity project encouraging sustainable behaviour changes during faith-based celebrations.
High rate of regulatory performance in England is helping fight climate change impacts, but more must be done to secure a healthy environment, says EA report
Three men have been banned from acting as company directors for five years following an Environment Agency investigation into waste offences.
The Environment Agency has launched a project to standardise metrics for environmental performance of food and drink sector.
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
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