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Draft decision on permit for Energy from Waste Plant, Retford
The Environment Agency is publishing its draft decision to permit a variation to the...
Read MoreSouth Yorkshire skip hire business fined £25,000 for waste offences
Waste management companies Grantscope Ltd and RG Wastecare Ltd were today (Wednesday 4 January)...
Read MoreDoncaster brother and sister sentenced for storing thousands of tyres
Doncaster siblings who ran a waste tyre business that caused a massive fire have...
Read MoreRecycling firm fined over £190,000 for causing years of nuisance
A recycling company whose activities have blighted a South London neighbourhood for years has...
Read MoreTougher recycling targets to stop 400,000 tonnes of packaging going to landfill
Proposals for tougher packaging recycling targets that will stop 400,000 tonnes of packaging going to landfill by 2017 have been announced today by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.
Read MoreEmissions of Air Pollutants Statistics
Defra has published national statistics on the emissions of air pollutants in the UK. The statistics show that the UK has met current international targets to reduce total emissions by 2010 of four air...
Read MoreNew taskforce will tackle illegal waste sites that blight communities
A specialist environmental crime taskforce which will blitz illegal waste sites in England and...
Read MoreLegal changes to safeguard flexible household recycling services
Defra will make technical changes to the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 to ensure multi-bin recycling systems are not imposed on residents.
Read MoreDeputy Prime Minister and Environment Secretary welcome initiative on Sustainable Development Goals
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman announce support for an initiative to build Sustainable Development Goals, which will focus international attention on the need to sustainably manage the world’s natural...
Read MoreTough conditions set for Pembroke power station permit
Environment Agency Wales has set tough standards to protect the natural environment and local...
Read MoreSkip hire company fined for waste offences
A skip hire company from Bude, Cornwall was today ordered to pay £5,940 in...
Read MoreSlovenly waste operator charged
Illegal waste operator charged for offences in Middlesex. ...
Read MoreIllegal waste operator fined for building mountains of rubbish
Surrey illegal waste operator who built mountains of waste has been prosecuted. ...
Read MoreMillion tyre man jailed
A man who illegally dumped more than a million used tyres across England was...
Read MoreMen ordered to pay for illegal waste
Three men have been fined for waste offences in Hertfordshire. ...
Read MoreTelford man found guilty of illegally storing tyres
On 1 November 2011, Brian Woods of Sutton Hill, Telford pleaded guilty at Telford...
Read MoreJail for waste tyre man
Hundreds of thousands of tyres were illegally dumped on land across the country by...
Read MoreCompanies encouraged to check pollution prevention measures
The Environment Agency is urging all companies to check they have the right pollution...
Read MoreIndustrial waste firm in court after forklift hits worker
A Trafford firm, which treats industrial waste, has appeared in court after one of its employees suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a forklift truck.
Read MoreLocal Authority collected waste for England – annual statistics
These annual results summarise waste collected and managed by local authorities in England and the regions between the financial years between 2009/10 and 2010/11. Based on data submitted to WasteDataFlow, they replace the provisional...
Read MoreNorth Yorkshire man sentenced for storing waste at home
A Catterick man was today (Thursday) sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for...
Read MoreSurveillance uncovers waste offences
Two men were fined by Peterborough Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Tues) for illegal waste offences...
Read MoreSafety notice – Mobile crushing plant
There is potential, on some mobile crushers, for unintended movement of a machine track if an earth/ground fault occurs because of damage to the outer sheath and insulation of the electrical cable that controls...
Read MoreGood management of Metaldehyde
The Environment Agency is calling upon growers applying slug pellets to crops this autumn...
Read MoreViews sought on permit application for waste facility in Warminster
The Environment Agency is seeking the views of local communities in and around Warminster,...
Read MoreCurfew order for illegal storing and burning of waste
On 31 October 2011, Harry Smith of Holme Wood Lane, Doncaster pleaded guilty...
Read MoreRochdale company fined for illegal operations
A Rochdale company and its director have been ordered to pay £14,484 in fines...
Read MoreHuddersfield skip hire business fined £8,000 for waste offences
A Huddersfield skip hire firm, and its Halifax director were fined a total £8,000...
Read MoreAgency seeks views on biomass plant application
Environment Agency Wales is asking local people for their views on plans to operate...
Read MoreHigh fines for illegal waste offences
On 19 October 2011, at Chesterfield Magistrates Court, AtoZ Skip Hire and Recycling Ltd...
Read MoreBusiness deal to boost recycling brokered
A new recycling charter has been launched to help boost recycling rates and tackle the issues smaller businesses face in getting access to waste services, Recycling Minister Lord Taylor announced today.
Read MoreExeter firm fined over worker’s injury
A visiting worker suffered severe leg injuries when he was hit by a reversing telehandler vehicle at a waste transfer site near Exeter.
Read MoreBristol company fined for waste packaging offences
A company importing and distributing kitchen units and electrical accessories has been ordered to...
Read MoreBristol businessman convicted of waste offences
The owner of a former waste management company has been convicted of committing offences...
Read MoreHull man given suspended sentence for illegal scrap vehicles
A Hull man was today given 26 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months at...
Read MoreMaximum fines in overseas shipment case
An illegal shipment of mixed waste destined for India was stopped at Felixstowe Port...
Read MoreWEEE recycling target poised to hike up to 85%
The European Parliament has voted to raise the collection target for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) from 65% to 85% in Brussels today (October 4).
Read MoreTrago Mills fined for ‘reckless’ waste offences
One of the West Country's leading retail businesses has been ordered to pay almost...
Read MoreLeicester company fined for illegal burning of waste
£10,385 fine for illegal burning of waste ...
Read MoreCompany fined for operating a waste facility without a permit
On 21 September 2011, at Scunthorpe Magistrates Court, Dock Management Services and Matthew Jackson...
Read MoreRotherham couple fined for running Sheffield illegal waste site
A couple from Rotherham were yesterday, (21 September), fined a total of £200...
Read MoreWaste director fined 12,500GBP
Jeffery Graham Cox as director of Skip_It (Essex) Ltd ran two illegal sites during...
Read MoreEnvironment regulations under the red tape spotlight
Businesses up and down the country are being invited to contribute ideas on how the Government can cut red tape and regulatory burdens without affecting its responsibilities to protect the environment.
Read MoreEncouraging green growth: Government and businesses working together
Further steps on the path to a green economy that Government and businesses can take have been published today in order to make further progress towards strong sustainable growth.
Read MoreIllegal waste boss from Berkshire has to pay back more than £800,000
The boss of an illegal waste company has been ordered to repay more than...
Read MoreBrighton fly-tipper comes a cropper thanks to police chopper
The Environment Agency, in partnership with Brighton and Hove Council, has today prosecuted a...
Read MoreCAP payments data published
Defra has published information about UK Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments made to ‘legal’ persons between 16 October 2008 and 15 October 2010 under all CAP schemes. EU legislation requires each Member State to...
Read MoreLocal Authority collected waste for England – quarterly statistics
These provisional results summarise waste collected and managed by local authorities in England in the 12 months from January 2010 to December 2010. They are based on quarterly data submitted by local authorities...
Read MoreFree soil testing expands
A programme to test farmers’ soil for free is being extended after it proved...
Read MoreHazardous waste lands Warwickshire company with 32,000GBP fine
Yesterday, 2 August 2011, Crown Waste Management Limited, based in Warwickshire, pleaded guilty at...
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