News Two men fined for burning waste on rural land 22nd April 2025 Environment Agency / open waste burning / Waste Crime News 9 given immediate prison sentences for running illegal waste site 22nd October 2024 Environment Agency / open waste burning / Waste Crime News 52 million tonnes of plastic polluted in 2020, new study shows 23rd September 2024 open waste burning / plastic / Plastic Pollution News Durham man sentenced for illegal waste site and burning waste 14th May 2024 Environment Agency / open waste burning / Waste Crime News Northumberland man sentenced for illegally storing and burning waste 15th February 2024 Environment Agency / open waste burning / Waste Crime News Essex man billed £85,000 for burning waste on “industrial scale” 15th January 2024 Environment Agency / open waste burning / Waste Crime News £500,000 in grants awarded to projects reducing open waste burning 5th June 2023 Climate Change / grants / open waste burning News North East man sentenced after illegally burning waste on land 26th April 2023 Environment Agency / open waste burning / Waste Crime News Fire crews urge residents not to burn their waste 30th March 2020 Coronavirus / open waste burning / Wigan Council News Black carbon from burning waste has “significant climate impact” 22nd July 2019 black carbon / Climate Change / open waste burning
