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Environment Agency survey of informed stakeholders suggests 18% of all waste in England may be illegally managed
Letters to the tobacco industry about smoking related litter.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a Scunthorpe-based company and a director for operating an illegal waste facility.
An East Yorkshire man received a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay £2,000 in compensation and costs, after illegally storing hazardous waste including flooring materials with the appearance of containing asbestos and…
Engagement with four communities and site evaluation work underway
NWS to evaluate potential sites for suitability to host a Geological Disposal Facility safely and securely
The British High Commission Nairobi is inviting bids for the provision of waste collection and management services.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Nuclear Waste Services’ Adrienne Kelbie has been honoured with a CBE for services to nuclear and inclusion
Charges to dispose of DIY waste at household waste recycling centres will be removed.
West Yorkshire man gets director ban after unlawful business that saw sons jailed.
Apps offering waste disposal services are a new and emerging risk - make sure you know your duty of care obligations.
A conman who toured England to deceive customers over the disposal of harmful asbestos has been ordered to pay back £82,100.
A Sheffield waste operator has been issued with a further restriction order at its waste site to prevent it from accepting and managing waste.
Man’s 40 destinations of deception read like an A-Z, including several locations in the South East.
2 men operating from a Skegness waste site have been jailed and a third sentenced after the Environment Agency found they were storing material illegally.
A father who ran an illegal waste business with his son at their home in Cornwall was sentenced to a suspended jail sentence by magistrates.
A man has been fined and ordered to pay costs and victim surcharge after ignoring repeated warnings at a site in Worksop.
A County Durham man has been sentenced to suspended jail time for repeatedly storing and burning waste in a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency.
The Environment Agency is launching today a second 4-week consultation on a proposed change to discharge water at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station near Bridgwater.
NWS to be ‘one stop shop’ for nuclear waste management and disposal
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