Waste Crime

Aerial view of a ship carrying waste across the sea
Shipping forecast
EA to require reporting on all green list waste exports from July
Monthly Annex VII submissions, GPS data and geotagged facility photographs among requirements as regulator extends tyre export controls to all Article 18 waste streams.
Do androids dream of electric sweep

Humanoid litter robots begin street cleaning trial in Nantwich

1 April 2026

Humanoid robot picking up litter (April Fool Article)
Ground control

Havering MPs and councillors urge PM to back Zane's Law

25 March 2026

Fire at the abandoned landfill site at Arnold's Fields
Tipping point

EA to get £45m more to deliver Waste Crime Action Plan

19 March 2026

Aerial view of officers assessing flytipped waste
Points of no return

Government plans police-style powers for Environment Agency in waste crime crackdown

16 March 2026

Image depicting two men flytipping waste out of a white van onto a country lane
Fine mess

LGA calls for sentencing review as fly-tipping court fines fall below council penalties

5 March 2026

Exterior image of a magistrates court
Eye in the sky

EA deploys 33-strong drone squad in waste crime enforcement expansion

20 February 2026

Government increases Environment Agency enforcement budget by over 50 per cent to £15.6 million.
Dumped

Two arrested in connection with Kidlington illegal waste dump

30 January 2026

Environment Agency investigation secures arrests for environmental and money laundering offences linked to 21,000-tonne site.
Tyre tracks

EA publishes implementation plan for waste tyre export controls to India

13 January 2026

Regulator approves 41 Indian recovery facilities while rejecting 13 that failed environmental standards under its new verification regime.
Rising toll

Waste sector pollution incidents increase 57 per cent in 2024

21 November 2025

Landfill odour problems account for most serious incidents as EA reports challenges managing scale of issues
Paper trail

Two arrested for £875k packaging recycling fraud in Yorkshire

18 November 2025

Environment Agency and South Yorkshire Police detain suspects in investigation into fraudulent PERN claims
Shutting up shop

EA closed 143 illegal waste sites in 2024-25 amid enforcement criticism

6 November 2025

Environment Agency exceeded target but faces continued scrutiny over response to organised crime
Law and order

Lords call for 'root and branch' review of waste crime enforcement

28 October 2025

Environment Agency criticised for "demonstrable inadequacy" in tackling serious organised crime
ARTICLE

UK plastic packaging tax undermined by fraudulent recycled content claims

22 September 2025

RECOUP report reveals imported packaging falsely claiming recycled content is undermining UK recyclers' competitiveness
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