A new national conference will take place online on 19th March to address the growing issue of waste crime. Recent government data shows that fly-tipping incidents in England have reached their highest level since records began. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Waste Crime Conference, supported by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM),...
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World Environment Day 2025 – Working together to end plastic pollution
Dean Willshee, Managing Director of Willshee’s Waste and Recycling This year’s World Environment Day (June 5th) focuses on ending plastic pollution, highlighting the growing urgency to rethink how we produce, use and dispose of plastic. In the UK, around five million tonnes of plastic waste are discarded every year, with nearly half of it coming...
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Conservative election manifesto pledges to stop the construction of new waste incinerators
In their 2024 manifesto, the Conservative Party has made several commitments regarding the future of UK waste and resources management if elected on 4th July. The manifesto pledges that the Government will take decisive action against waste criminals, particularly those affecting protected nature sites. The election document states, “We are dedicated to cracking down on...
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Warwickshire residents block in fly-tippers caught in act
Warwickshire Police have detained a group of suspected fly-tippers after they dumped large piles of rubbish on Packington Estate’s Maxstoke Lane near Meriden last Wednesday (8th February). The force described it as “some of the worst fly-tipping we had seen in a long time”. Residents blocked in the vans used for the fly-tipping, but the...
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Charges for disposing of DIY waste at recycling centres scrapped
Households will no longer have to pay fees for disposing of small-scale DIY waste at council recycling centres. This change will make it easier for people to dispose of their waste responsibly and boost recycling. The Government has abolished the charges previously imposed by one-third of local authorities for disposing of DIY waste at household...
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Huge pile of unused PPE fly-tipped near nature reserve in Hampshire
A disturbing discovery was made in the town of Calmore, Hampshire, where a mountain of unused packs of personal protective equipment (PPE), including medical aprons and possibly face masks, were found fly-tipped on land in the New Forest. It is still being determined how the PPE ended up in this location. At a Hampshire County...
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Labour vows to make fly-tippers clean up as rubbish dumped 3,000 times a day
A Labour government would force fly-tippers to remove litter as part of “clean-up squads”, the party said as it highlighted research showing nearly 3,000 incidents of dumped waste per day in England. As both main parties ramp up commitments on law and order ahead of May’s local elections, Labour pledged to “clean up Britain” as...
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Cost-of-living crisis may further increase fly-tipping incidents, say recycling experts Scott Bros
RECYCLING experts Scott Bros believes the cost-of-living crisis is behind an increase in fly-tipping incidents on the family-run firm’s sites across Teesside. Director Peter Scott said some householders are dumping rubbish themselves or saving money by using rogue operators who undercut properly licensed companies by failing to dispose of their waste legally or responsibly. The...
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Scottish waste criminals targeted in week of action
SCOTLAND’S environment regulator took part in four days of action in April targeting waste criminals in the North East of Scotland. The operation saw a total of 59 vehicles stopped and checked – and a range of enforcement actions taken for illegal activities. Local officers and specialist enforcement officers from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency...
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Kingston town centre fly tipped – but for good reason
ON Saturday 5 February, Kingston Council and its environment partner, Veolia, set up a staged fly-tip as part of their campaign to tackle fly-tipping across the borough and improve the streetscene. Between November 2021 and January 2022, over 280 Fixed Penalty Notices and Duty of Care Notices were issued to residents and businesses. Fly-tipping is...
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