Prolific Waste Dumper Ordered to Pay £1.2M Compensation for Illegal Sites
An Environment Agency investigation has led to a prolific waste dumper being ordered to pay £1.2 million in compensation after uncovering a network of 16 illegal dumping sites across England.
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Prolific waste dumper to pay £1.2m compensation
An Environment Agency investigation uncovers a network of 16 illegal dumping sites across England.
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Government announces tougher measures to tackle unlicensed sites as ‘prolific waste criminal’ is ordered to pay £1.4m A new 33-strong drone unit is being deployed to investigate the scourge of illegal waste dumping across England, the government has announced. The improvements to the investigation of illegal waste dumping – which costs the UK economy £1bn a year – come as the ringleader of a major waste crime gang was ordered to pay £1.4m after being convicted at Birmingham crown court. Continue reading...
By Sandra Laville
Read full article →The new ‘drones squad’ that tracks illegal waste dumps from the air
The Environment Agency will use the technology to gather crucial evidence of illicit dumping
By Rebecca Speare-Cole
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