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The director of a Stockton-based company was sentenced on Wednesday 24 November at Teesside Crown Court after pleading guilty to waste offences.

Catalytic converter thefts have more than halved thanks to parts being forensically marked, according to the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC).

BRC Haulage Ltd and its director fined for moving waste in and out of illegal Northampton waste site.

Waste crimes economic impact biggest issue for farmers 10 June 2021 | The survey results showed that farmers were most affected by large-scale fly-tipping The economic impact of waste crime have been cited as the biggest problem for farmers and landowners, with those impacted having to pick up the financial cost of clean ups. The finding is part of a new Environment Agency survey, launched in March, which assessed how landowners, farmers and associated sectors are impacted by the crime. From t...

Multi-agency visits find Openreach and UK Power Network cables deposited at waste site.

Road stop in Bexley halts illegal waste carriers Environment Agency and partners check licences and transfer notes. From: 27 May 2021 Environment Agency officers worked with police and Bexley council to check waste carrying vehicles in the town Environment Agency officers, working with London Borough of Bexley, the Met Police and Openreach, were out in Bexley. They were checking vehicles carrying waste or vehicles that routinely carry waste as part of their business, to make sure th...

Environment Agency and partners check licences and transfer notes

Date Time Environment Agency targets Luton waste sites Waste sites in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and East London got a surprise early visit last week from Environment Agency officers working with the British Transport Police (BTP), Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Police, the Joint Unit for Waste Crime (JUWC) and Openreach. The unannounced inspections were part of a wider BTP operation targeting the theft of cabling and catalytic converters, which has been rising across t...

Environment Agency targets Iver waste sites Multi-agency visits target rise in theft of cabling and catalytic converters. From: 6 May 2021 Environment Agency officers worked with a number of partners to inspect metal and vehicle recycling businesses during the week of action Waste sites in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and East London got a surprise early visit last week from Environment Agency officers working with the British Transport Police (BTP), Bedfordsh...

Environment Agency targets Brentwood waste sites Multi-agency visits target rise in theft of cabling and catalytic converters. From: 6 May 2021 Environment Agency officers worked with a number of partners to inspect metal and vehicle recycling businesses during the week of action Waste sites in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and East London got a surprise early visit last week from Environment Agency officers working with the British Transport Police (BTP), Bedf...