John Hamill of GH Consulting has been handed a 21-month jail sentence after paying no income tax for nine years.

A waste criminal who has persistently dumped, buried and burnt hazardous waste has been jailed for 26 months.

The maximum on-the-spot fine for littering and graffiti has been almost doubled from £80 to £150 as the government cracks down on this anti-social and environmentally damaging behaviour.

The Environment Agency (EA) will be providing waste enforcement officers with body cameras to tackle incidents of abuse as a new raft of waste crime powers comes into force.

The government has launched a public consultation on new stronger guidance for councils regarding the ‘proportionate and effective’ use of penalties for littering.

Defra’s proposed collection target for WEEE in 2018 is  lower than the missed 2017 target, triggering dismay from the industry.

A woman has died from injuries suffered after being hit by a skip lorry on Watford High Street just before 1.10pm yesterday.

New waste crime powers have been approved by the National Assembly for Wales to prevent access to problem waste sites and force operators to remove illegally-dumped waste.

South Wales Police arrested eight people last week on suspicion of fraud, including, it is believed, several members of Cardiff Council’s waste management team.

A nationwide investigation by the Environment Agency, the Metropolitan Police and the Government Agency Intelligence Agency has led to the arrests of two men for illegal waste dumping, fraud and money-laundering.