Environmental Services Association calls for stronger enforcement as HMRC's latest figures show a significant gap between expected and collected Landfill Tax revenue

In a bid to crack down on fly-tipping, Defra has awarded grants to 26 local authorities across England to target hotspots and better protect communities.

Trade group declares poor enforcement of regulations is enabling metal theft, in the wake of new evidence showing that the crime costs the UK £500 million each year.

The Environment Agency’s new Economic Crime Unit will tackle money laundering and other illicit activities in the waste sector.

Updated ‘Mapping the Politics of Waste’ report analyses how factors such as devolution, an impending General Election, and differences in attitude to the environment between Labour and the Conservatives are impacting the industry.

New policy sets out England’s new approach to recycling, which Government says will repeal ‘outdated EU-derived collection rules and reduce pressure on the environment’

Defra has published local authority fly-tipping league tables to improve transparency around the enforcement of waste crimes

The overshoot date can be pushed back considerably by reducing plastic waste

The figure accounts for approximately 34 million tonnes of waste across England annually, enough to fill up to an estimated 4 million skips

A new poll shows that local authority Waste and Recycling Officers think that the Government’s target to eliminate waste crime by 2043 will not be reached