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John Leslie Allison sentenced to 3 years and 5 months (1261 days) in prison.
A son and mother responsible for illegal waste activity at a site in Huddersfield, which then set on fire in 2016 causing significant risk to the environment, have been sentenced.
A green start-up has developed a process to recycle body armour fibres, which could reduce emissions and save money.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Erith site closed by court order over fire and flood concerns
Volunteers cleared rubbish on England's waterways for Plasticblitz. Cigarette butts most common plastic item found in 2 weeks of litter-picking.
Figures show massive decrease in number of single-use bags sold by main retailers since 2014.
Wide-ranging projects across seven key sectors of the economy to boost better design and reuse of resources whilst creating jobs and growing the economy
Extended producer responsibility scheme deferred for a year until October 2025
Land was covered by exemption certificate allowing some waste to be stored, but not the huge amounts that led to the prosecution
In June, members of CoRWM visited the Underground Research Laboratory at Bure in France which is run by the French National Radioactive Waste Agency (ANDRA).
Chris Train OBE has been appointed as interim Chair of the of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
A joint operation by the Environment Agency, Calderdale Council, Bradford Council and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue targeting waste sites that might pose a fire risk, uncovered two sites operating illegally in Calderdale an…
A company which flouted the rules to store highly flammable tyres on a Northamptonshire site has been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay costs of £7,463.
Repository site begins work processing 260 containers to make nuclear waste permanently safe, sooner
Maximum on-the-spot fines for litter, graffiti and fly-tipping to increase under PM’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan
A man has been fined and banned from being a company director for running an illegal waste site, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
Fifty-six councils across the UK to receive funding totalling more than £1.2 million to target chewing gum stains
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has been recognised for its work going above and beyond for its veterans, reservists, cadet force and their families.
Environment Agency survey of informed stakeholders suggests 18% of all waste in England may be illegally managed
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