Feature Waste crime under pressure: How data and collaboration are closing the loopholes 5th August 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Burnham promises action on waste crime as 4 arrested over Wigan site 5th August 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Joint waste crime unit reports 111 disruptions during 2025–26 5th August 2026 CIWM / Joint Unit for Waste Crime / Waste Crime News Emma Hardy confirmed as Minister for Circular Economy & Waste Crime 30th July 2026 Circular Economy / Defra / Waste Crime News ‘Complex’ hazardous waste clean-up on A14 costs £500,000 30th July 2026 Environment Agency / hazardous waste / Waste Crime Opinion Exposing the invisible: Why local action is key to tackling waste crime 28th July 2026 Environment Agency / Fly-Tipping / Waste Crime News Lincolnshire waste offenders pay £168,000 to charity 28th July 2026 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Over £275,000 forfeited as part ongoing waste crime investigation 28th July 2026 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News EA ‘carefully considering’ claims of toxic chemicals at illegal waste sites 27th July 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Illegal waste site on protected land in County Durham shut down 23rd July 2026 Environment Agency / Waste Crime Opinion When is waste crime actually waste crime? 22nd July 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Defra increases maximum fine for fly-tipping to £5,000 16th July 2026 fly tipping / Waste Crime News Environment Agency expands list of high-priority waste sites 15th July 2026 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Environment Agency opens investigation into Bradford waste dump 6th July 2026 Construction / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News West Yorkshire illegal waste dump cleared after prosecution 30th June 2026 Environment Agency / Fly-Tipping / Waste Crime News Prison sentence for man who dumped 367 tonnes of waste 29th June 2026 fly tipping / Northern Ireland / Waste Crime Opinion Grundon: “We need a collective effort to tackle waste crime” 23rd June 2026 Fly-Tipping / Grundon / Waste Crime News Fly-tippers must pay £6822 after dumping cannabis farm in Neath 8th June 2026 fly tipping / Natural Resources Wales / Waste Crime First 1 2 … 24 25 Last