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Dartford fly tipper jailed and handed Criminal Behaviour Order
Alfie Ryan, 44, has been jailed for 60 days for fly-tipping offences carried out while being banned from driving. At Maidstone Magistrates’ Court, Ryan was also handed a 120-day prison sentence for...
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Man receives 10 month prison sentence for operating 3 illegal waste sites
Following an investigation by the Environment Agency, Paul Riina-Moretti, 46, has received a 10-month custodial sentence for operating three illegal waste sites in the East Midlands. Riina-Moretti...
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Essex man billed £85,000 for burning waste on “industrial scale”
Shane Boutwell, 41, has been ordered to pay £85,000 after being jailed in August 2022 for importing and illegally burning waste at two sites in Essex. Boutwell pleaded guilty to operating two waste...
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Man jailed for 10 months for running illegal waste site in Essex
Mark James, 61, has been jailed for 10 months and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £187 after pleading guilty to depositing, storing and treating waste illegally at a site in Essex. James ran an...
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Waste criminal given prison sentence after being on the run since 2019
James Mete has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after being on the run since 2019 when he and his two daughters were found guilty of running an illegal waste site in Kent. Mete, 61, absconded...
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New crime unit targets money laundering in waste sector
The Environment Agency has launched the Economic Crime Unit to target money laundering in the waste sector. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) said the new unit expands...
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Woman fined after demanding cash from Environment Agency officers
The owner of a waste treatment plant in Barking has been fined £3,000 after denying Environment Agency inspectors entry to the site unless they paid her £1,500. Gurjit Athwal, 51, Director of Keep...
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Moore calls on local authorities to issue more FPNs for fly-tipping
In a parliamentary debate, Waste and Resource Minister Robbie Moore called on local authorities to hand out more fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to fly-tippers. During the debate on fly-tipping, Moore...
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80-year-old man jailed for ignoring court order to remove waste
An 80-year-old man has been jailed for ignoring a court order to remove 7,000 tonnes of waste from farmland in Exeter. Roger Baker, 80, was convicted in August 2018 of dumping 7,514 tonnes of waste...
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Northumberland man sentenced for illegally storing and burning waste
A man in Northumberland has been ordered to carry out 260 hours of unpaid work after being found guilty of storing and burning waste on an illegal waste site. The Environment Agency said Matthew...
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Waste firm to pay £68,500 after liquid cyanide leak in Derbyshire
A waste company has been fined £16,000 and ordered to pay £52,500 in costs after liquid cyanide escaped from a ruptured tank on a lorry into nearby ponds and killed fish. J & G Environmental Ltd...
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Recycling firm fined £300,000 after man killed by shovel loader
Welsh recycling company Atlantic Recycling has been fined £300,000 after a father-of-two was killed by a shovel loader in 2019. Anthony Bilton, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, was killed on 4...
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Yorkshire companies paid £1.7m in Enforcement Undertakings in 2023
Companies in Yorkshire paid over £1.7 million in Enforcement Undertakings for environmental offences in 2023. More than £1.7 million was paid to environmental charities or projects across Yorkshire...
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BMRA accuses Home Office of being “disengaged” with metal theft
The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has accused the Home Office of being “completely disengaged” with metal theft. The BMRA also said local authorities need to take the issue of metal...
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Penzance businessman ordered to pay £54,900 for waste crimes
A Penzance businessman has been ordered to pay £54,900 for crimes he was convicted of 12 years ago after he previously had paid only £100 in recompense. Michael William Leah, 59, was ordered to pay...
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Manchester company fined over £870,000 for illegal waste exports
A director and his Manchester-based company have been hit with substantial fines following what the Environment Agency calls “a significant breach” of environmental regulations. Roydon Resource...
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Five people sentenced for “large-scale” waste crime operation
Multiple people involved in a large-scale waste crime operation in Staffordshire have been given prison sentences following a successful prosecution by the Environment Agency. The sentencing, which...
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Arrests made in Yorkshire raids as part of waste crime enquiry
Four people have been arrested in connection with an investigation into waste offences, fraud and money laundering after raids at three homes in Yorkshire. A man and woman aged in their 20s from...
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